to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be silent; to say nothing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
really; truly; indeed; good grief
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
same; similar; (just) like; equal
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to hide; to keep to oneself
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
war; battle; match; game; competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor