samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
pointing out; identification
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
large amount of money; great cost
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
monolith; large slab of rock
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
great man; magnanimous man
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
president (of a society); chairman
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows