war; fighting; fierce competition
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
radical party; extremists
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
anything and everything; just about everything
moving tale; impressive tale
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
after a long time; for the first time in a while
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
it is I who should say so
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody