to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
under the ... administration; within the ... government
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not necessarily so; is not always true
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
from the viewpoint of; according to
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
main force; chief object; mainline
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
how long; how much; to what extent
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
southern part; the south (of a region)