cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
war; battle; match; game; competition
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
very; much; greatly; a lot of
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
arrangement; pact; agreement
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
few decades; many decades; several decades
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
secret; private; surreptitious
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
commander; commanding officer; CO
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
history; pedigree; lineage
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline