assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
several years; a few years
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
though; notwithstanding; although
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
foreign enemy; outside invader
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
control; check; restraint; inhibition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
settlement; solution; resolution
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate