to take command; to give direction
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
revival; restoration; resuscitation
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
participation; joining; entry; adherence
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
due form; official; formality
if so; in that case; in that situation
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to say; to be called; to do
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
worldly affairs; ways of the world
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
household; home; family; housekeeping
female owner; proprietress; landlady
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on