more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
if it is the case that ...
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
History of the Gallic Wars
essence; true nature; substance; reality
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
deceptive methods; questionable means
general idea; concept; notion
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
book; volume; this; present; main; head
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
just because; even if; even though
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
exam study guide; cram book
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly