steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
chief; main; principal; major
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
practice; practising; experience
great commander; famous commander
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
battlefield; battleground
hay-meadow commons; place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
firm; strong; solid; stable
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy