may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
reality; actuality; hard fact
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
intensification; aggravation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up