friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
either way; in any case; one way or another
when winter comes spring isn't far behind
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
settlement; solution; resolution
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
the same age; same period
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dispute; argument; contention
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...