to serve; to work for; to attend
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to look down on; to make light of
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
battlefield; battleground
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
pride; boast; credit (to)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
connection; link; relationship
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of