to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
difficult to ...; hard to ...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
intelligence or information network
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
tenth day of the month; ten days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
carving; engraving; sculpture
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
January; first month of the lunar calendar
small number; few; minority
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness