great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; fighting; fierce competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
influence; clout; leverage
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
tool; implement; means; furniture
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to cross the line; to go too far
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
recovery; undoing; recall
interference; intervention; meddling
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)