outbreak of war; starting a war
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
useless; vain; aimless; idle
armed might; military power; the sword; force
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
the people; citizens; the populace
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
presence; sitting with; being with
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
watchful waiting; careful supervision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
interest; rights; concession
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable