trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
offensive (movement); aggression
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
one large ...; a great ...
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
such ... as; or some such
unprecedented; never seen before
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to take back; to recapture
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
recorded in history; historical
war; fighting; fierce competition