skilled manager; resourceful general
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
going into battle; departure for the front
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
successive generations; successive emperors
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
personal feelings; self-interest
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to wash away; to rinse off
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
don't you think?; indicates question
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
wherein; therein; thereinto
not understanding; not knowing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
dice; die; baton (of command)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
Ys (mythical city in Brittany); Ys (series of games based loosely on the same legend); Eythe
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
intercept; interception; counter-attack
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
control; management; supervision