battlefield; battleground
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
eye for people; ability to judge character
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
time; season; period; phase; stage
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
particular; hard to please; fussy
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)