behind; in the rear; in back
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
military general skilled at strategy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to think of; to come up with
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
transactions; dealings; business
tendency; trend; inclination
one's thought and beliefs
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
private citizen; civilian
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling