possession; retention; maintenance
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
private citizen; civilian
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
great difference; big difference; wide margin
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
study of foreign languages; linguistics
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
orphan; person without friends
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
reason; cause; history; origin
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory