(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
country; territory; domain; realm
cannot be helped; unavoidable
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
conscription; draft system
patriotic feelings; patriotism
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
whatever the case; under any circumstances
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
foreign enemy; outside invader
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
those (near the second person)
residing; living; dwelling
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
consists of; comprises; is made up of
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret