material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
support; backing; aid; assistance
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
example; illustration; precedent
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
final; eventual; ultimate
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
outbreak of war; starting a war
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
great commander; famous commander
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
urgent report; urgent message
one's home country; one's homeland
Thanksgiving Day; harvest festival
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part