to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
aggression; invasion; raid
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to attack; to assault; to assail
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...