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to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

1

private; personal

3

private army

2

clique; faction

2

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

19

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

maintenance of public order; maintaining security

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

13

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

8

downtown

1

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

3

dealing with; coping with

10

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

5

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

thousand; 1,000

6

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

2

service in the first reserve

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

7

four thousand; 4,000

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

3

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

wear; loss

1

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

2

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

2

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

4

feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

2

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

2

projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

3

commissioned officer; military officer

1

conferring a peerage

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

48

head of a state

1

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

7

undefeated

4

hence; for that reason

8

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

4

war; battle; match; game; competition

21

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

40

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

5

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

8

duel; shoot-out

117

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

5

defense; defence; fielding

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

40

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

7

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

5