independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
countries; (various) nations
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
interruption; suspension; break
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
major subject; special study
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to concern; to be related
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be enchanted; to be charmed
one's first campaign; one's first battle
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
war; fighting; fierce competition
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn