to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
intelligence or information network
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
organizational capability; organisational capability
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
declaration of war; proclamation of war
possession; retention; maintenance
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to play a leading role; to play a central part
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to mind; to care; to worry
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
military authorities; army circles
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
godfather; sponsor; church fathers
declaration; statement; proclamation