counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
ongoing; in progress; afoot
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
optimism; taking an optimistic view
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
third day of the month; three days
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
main force; chief object; mainline
massing (of troops); gathering
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you