start; commencement; beginning; initiation
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to gain fame; to make one's name
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
planned; scheduled; systematic
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
individual; one by one; separate; each
to compete with; to vie for
regarding highly; attaching importance to
tendency; trend; inclination
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
course; route; path; process; means
to play a leading role; to play a central part
main force; chief object; mainline
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
country; territory; domain; realm
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
supply; provision; raising; procurement