outbreak of war; starting a war
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
declaration of war; proclamation of war
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
main force; chief object; mainline
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
moderate faction; moderates
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
bet; wager; stake; gamble
transfer; transport; removal
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
near; close; beside; third person
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
chief; main; principal; major
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late