valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
at that time; in those days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one by one; one after another; successively
madness; craziness; insanity
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fair and square; open and aboveboard
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to increase; to add to; to augment
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of