expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
plural; multiple; plural (number)
great war; great battle; world war
wherein; therein; thereinto
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
reign; being on the throne
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
death; decease; passing away
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
people; men and women; each person; everybody
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
personal history; background; career
battlefield; battleground
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
popular name; common name; given name
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive