appointment; assignment; promotion
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
defense; defence; defensive preparations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to do together; to share; to participate in
connection; link; relationship
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to get hungry; to become hungry
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
observation; survey; watching
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
strongish; somewhat strong
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
spare time; free time; leisure time
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel