object of adoration, longing
to live; to reside; to inhabit
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to win and advance to the next round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
extermination; annihilation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be prolonged; to drag on
defense; defence; protection
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
large number (of); many; majority
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
our country; our land; one's own country
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
in the face of; in defiance of
standing; reserve; always having ready
custom; habit; customary practice