contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
supply; provision; raising; procurement
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
origin; beginning; source
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
independence; self-reliance