crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
private person; individual
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
innermost depths of one's heart
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
ability; capability; skill
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
only the results matter; it's all about the results
maintaining the status quo
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(political) power; authority; influence
group; party; team; squad; section
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
military officer; naval officer
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
again and again; repeatedly
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to care for someone; to look after someone
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to take advantage of an opportunity
vassalization; vassalisation
countries; (various) nations
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
remnants of an enemy army
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect