armed forces; military; troops
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
now that; since; so long as; because
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
powerful army; strengthening of the military
military system; military organization; military organisation
reform; reformation; reorganization
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
present-day science; modern science
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
death rate; mortality rate
to grow up; to become an adult
difference; variation; difference
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
production output; number of goods manufactured
future (usually near); prospects
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
working in the fields; working on a farm
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart