shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to thrust before; to thrust at
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
under control (e.g. of territory)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to half-rise to one's feet
it hasn't been long since
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
outbreak of war; starting a war
to gather strength; to take heart
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
strong nation; powerful country
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to face on; to look out on to
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
detached; aloof; indifferent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
priority; order of precedence
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to live; to reside; to inhabit
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration