to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
chance (of success); odds
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
prospects of victory; chances of success
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
position; location; base; point; site
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
power map; power structure; power relationships
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to stop talking; to be silent
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
fort; stronghold; fortification
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be prolonged; to drag on
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
how; in what way; by what means
dominion; territory; possession
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy