assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
distinguished war service; merit of war
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
living up to (one's, its) reputation
also known as; also called
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
amount of material resources
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
control; check; restraint; inhibition
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to kill one's enemy (opponent)