first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
duty; function; office; mission; task
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
relaxation; recreation; recess
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
something like ...; something called ...
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
nightlife districts; drinking districts
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to have a rumor circulating
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)