to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
(not so) much; (not) very
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
regarding highly; attaching importance to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
(social) position; status
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
telecommunications; correspondence
future (usually near); prospects
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
is something that; is that which
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
annexation; merger; swallowing up
strong nation; powerful country
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
interior; inside; internal
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded