direct connection; direct link
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
progress; advance; improvement; development
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to become empty; to be emptied
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to collect information; to gather knowledge
sense of loss; feeling of loss
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
vitality; (one's) life force
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
one cause; one reason; one factor
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
succession; continuation; series; sequence