friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
underestimation; undervaluation
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
military science; military studies
future (usually near); prospects
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
division into equal parts; equal parts
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
from the viewpoint of; according to