federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
sense of being the chosen people
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
good policy; wise policy; best plan
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
3000; three thousand; many
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
war; battle; match; game; competition
general idea; concept; notion
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
protracted war; war of attrition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
group; bunch; crowd; group
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
several hundred; hundreds (of)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
interior; inside; internal
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)