important post; important office; key position
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
being dotted with; being scattered
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
support; backing; aid; assistance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
interest; rights; concession
to distribute; to hand out
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
prompt payment or delivery
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
instant; moment; for an instant
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
apparent; obvious; very clear
series of battles; successive battles
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
war funds; war expenditures
supply; provision; raising; procurement
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how