sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
while; even though; despite
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be prolonged; to drag on
student (esp. a university student)
mobilization; mobilisation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
battlefield; battleground
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)