to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
even though; despite; when
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
military register; muster roll
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
great cause; moral law; justice
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
offering a full report to a superior
to accept; to receive; to agree
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
decision; determination; resolution
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
station; office; guardroom
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
royal capital; imperial capital
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
power; authority; jurisdiction
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)