hostility; antagonism; opposition
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
(political) power; authority; influence
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
at that time; in those days
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
God; god; ace; king; superior person
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
great commander; famous commander
systematic; organized; organizational
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
decision; determination; resolution
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
the Big Three (countries)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
one's own army; one's own team