seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
no exception; without exception; always the same
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
robes of a judge or lawyer or priest
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
in accordance with; according to
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to be called; to do
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
support; backing; aid; assistance
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
military forces; hosts; troops
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset