armed might; military power; the sword; force
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
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
dark clouds; black clouds
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
one by one; one after another; successively
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
defense; defence; defensive preparations
chaps (in the skin); cracks
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
unprecedented; never seen before
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
extensive; vast range; wide scope
three days and three nights
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
calming down; quieting down
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
war situation; progress of a battle
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing