predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
concealment; suppression; hiding
tenth day of the month; ten days
imperial headquarters announcement
one's own army; one's own team
excessive; too much; unreasonable
official announcement; proclamation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to rank next to; to come after
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
belief; faith; conviction
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
danger; peril; hazard; risk