joint together; opposite; facing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
all-out attack; general offensive
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
serious; severe; grave; acute
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
second day of the month; two days
to need; to demand; to take; to require
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
so to speak; so to call it; as it were