national defence; national defense
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
arrangement; pact; agreement
duty; function; office; mission; task
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
system; institution; organization; organisation
agreement; stipulation; contract
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
just because; even if; even though
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to cause a person trouble
under the orders of; by order (command)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
serious wound; serious injury
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
adds force or indicates command
out of character; unlike one