beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
defense; defence; protection
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
group; party; team; squad; section
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
one's own army; one's own team
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye
death in battle; death on the battlefield
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
meaning; significance; sense
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit