chain; series; connection; linkage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unconditionally; as a rule
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
shout of victory; cry of triumph
desperately; for one's dear life
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
three times; thrice; third (interval)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
encounter; engagement; battle
military campaign; battle; war
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
government; administration; ministry
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
future years; in (one's) later years
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
funeral; burial; condolence