to compete with each other
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
returning victorious army
you could say; you might say; verging on the
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
regulars; regular soldiers
along the way; along the road
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
each locality; each place; each region
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
even more; still more; further
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to begin; to set about; to start
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
joint struggle; common (united) front
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
profiting while others fight
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to pitch camp; to set up camp
brilliant; bright; dazzling
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
prospects of victory; chances of success