forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
concession; conciliation; compromise
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
arrangement; pact; agreement
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
proposal; offer; request; application
word game; wordplay; playing with words
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
outbreak of war; starting a war
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
enemy territory; hostile place
right in the center (centre)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
thorough; exhaustive; complete
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
gray zone; grey zone; gray area