as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
unification; centralization; centralisation
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to entertain; to make welcome
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
late at night; at a late hour
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
entreaty; supplication; petition
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
great war; great battle; world war
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
without permission; without notice
being intrusive; intrusive person
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly