cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
those (near the second person)
to care for someone; to look after someone
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to entrust; to leave to a person
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
just one person; only one
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing