war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
person killed in action; the war dead
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
sympathy; compassion; pity
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the place for; the time for; the level of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
burning at the stake; burning to death
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument