spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
battlefield; battleground
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
soldier; combatant; warrior
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
plate armor; plate armour
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
factory; plant; mill; workshop
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
standardized article; standardised goods
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
metal fittings; metal fixtures
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of