armed forces; military; troops
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
abstention; nonparticipation
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
transport; transportation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
such; like that; that sort of; very
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
how many years; how long; what year
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to cease; to stop; to be over
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)