cardinal (Catholic Church)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
in succession; one by one
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
ancestor; forefather; foremother
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to have a rumor circulating
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
many; numerous; various; large number of
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)