decoration; ornament; trimmings
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
double-edged; double-edged blade
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
at least; at most; (even) just
mobilization; mobilisation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
art of war; strategy; tactics
normal practice; proper practice
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing