period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
war; fighting; fierce competition
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
degree of relative priority
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
curiosity; inquisitiveness
from the viewpoint of; according to
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
one's physical safety; personal security
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
confidentially; privately; off the record
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows