to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
belief; faith; conviction
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
both armies; both teams; both sides
encounter; engagement; battle
each place; various places
sword strike; sword slash
disorder; chaos; confusion
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
covert action; covert operations
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to leave (a scene); to step away
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
righteousness; justice; right
slope; slanting surface; bevel