obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
invitation; introduction; temptation
scattered animal feed; ground bait
proposal; offer; request; application
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
guess; conjecture; surmise
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
true intention; underlying motive
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
emperor (of Japan); mikado
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
recompense; indemnity; atonement
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
free (of charge); gratuitous
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
(not) altogether; (not) wholly