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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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supreme commander

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best; greatest; first

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military commander

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small country

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neighboring countries; surrounding countries

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

absorption; suction; attraction

1

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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one's first campaign; one's first battle

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distinguished war service; merit of war

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fate; destiny

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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failure; mistake; blunder

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barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

southern part; the south (of a region)

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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one's way; one's path

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

massing (of troops); gathering

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

1

solid; strong; firm

2

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

1

short-term

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beginning; start

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as expected (positive events); as hoped for

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enemy nation

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spy; secret agent

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

to gradually rise

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course; route; path; process; means

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this much; this amount

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

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tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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national border; provincial border

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