to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to move forward; to move on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
already; now; no longer; not any more
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
chief; main; principal; important
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
order of chivalry; chivalric order
diverse; various; wide-ranging
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
difference; variation; difference
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
the front; honest; upright; decent
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel