securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
positive plan; constructive policy
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
organization; organisation; forming
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
great war; great battle; world war
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
of course; certainly; naturally
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(how) many times; (how) often
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
prescribed form (of writing); format
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
leader; guide; mentor; coach
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
old friend; old acquaintance