even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
general idea; concept; notion
to need; to call for; to require
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to read the situation; to sense the mood
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
imperial court; royal court
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself