legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
individual; private person; personal; private
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
position; location; base; point; site
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
economical; comparatively cheap
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dominion; territory; possession
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender