strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
internment; detainment; detention
civil and military officers
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
unprofitable business operation
transfer; assignment; conveyance
(written) contract; agreement
as you see; as you can see
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
person of high rank or position
useless resistance; vain struggle
being devoted to one's wife; uxorious
to perceive; to understand
armory; armoury; arms factory; arsenal
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce