to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
declaration of war; proclamation of war
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
failure; mistake; blunder
without thinking of the consequences
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
chief; main; principal; major
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
never ceasing; never ending; endless
even if not; even without
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
small number; few; minority
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to become famous; to gain fame
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
very likely; very probable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to be able to manage somehow or another