first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
at that (very) moment; just then
Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
ten; 10; ten years of age
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
the same; the said; likewise
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
leading person; foremost figure
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
even if not; even without
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation