the height of folly; sheer stupidity
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
group; party; team; squad; section
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
even though; despite; when
review; reconsideration; revision
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum