to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to flare up; to burst into flames
to look away; to avert one's eyes
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
war; fighting; fierce competition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
support; backing; aid; assistance
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(political) power; authority; influence
to have meaning; to be meaningful
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
don't you think?; indicates question
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to entrust; to leave to a person
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
confrontation; opposition; antagonism