several times (as large, over)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
how many years; how long; what year
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
aforementioned; above-mentioned
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to join together; to combine; to join up
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
chief vassal; senior statesman
to gather; to collect; to assemble
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
those present; attendance