fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
nature of one's business; business instinct
calming down; quieting down
on the occasion of; at the time of
performance of one's official duties
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
loyal retainer; loyal subject
mockery; derision; ridicule
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to take command; to give direction
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
great war; great battle; world war
joint struggle; common (united) front
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
certainly; surely; definitely
to give; to do (something) for
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suspension (from work or school)