war; fighting; fierce competition
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
personal criticism; character sketch
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
future years; in (one's) later years
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
political measures; policy
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
serious; severe; grave; acute
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(religious) faith; belief; creed
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
conviction; belief; confidence
to spend time (on doing something)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating