dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
battlefield; battleground
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
wonderful; splendid; magnificent