military strength; military personnel
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
logistical support; combat service support
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to worry about the future
(one's) military service record
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
skill; dexterity; master hand
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to come back; to bloom a second time
extermination; expulsion; destruction
being rampant; domination
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
secret; private; surreptitious
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
news; word; tidings; omen
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
pride; boast; credit (to)