consists of; comprises; is made up of
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
huge win; overwhelming victory
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
casualties; the killed and wounded
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that is to say; so that means
for a while; for some time; for a period