considerably; greatly; a lot
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
future; possible; potential; prospective
wherein; therein; thereinto
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
start; beginning; first step; clue
war; fighting; fierce competition
going into battle; departure for the front
alone; unaided; away from home
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
commander; commanding officer; CO
as you see; as you can see
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
employer's house; master's house
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
programme; program; plans; arrangements
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match