posterity; future generations; future life
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
war; fighting; fierce competition
compensation payment; reparation
in one's own way or style
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chance (of success); odds
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
going through great pains in vain
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to be injured; to sustain a wound
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
3000; three thousand; many
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
military history; military annals
to defy conventional wisdom
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to steal; to rob; to take away
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe