military affairs; military service
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
in accordance with; according to
during; for the duration of
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
eastern part; the east (of a region)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain chain; mountains
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
area; region; district; locality
legendary beast; magical beast
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
after the end (of something)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see