sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
soldier; combatant; warrior
prize money; monetary award; reward
number one; first; best; most; game; round
long (time); protracted; prolonged
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
armed forces; military; troops
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
job; work; duties; trade; skill
since one was born; (in) all one's life
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to be helpful; to be useful
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
military personnel; soldier
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
proper; respectable; decent; honest
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
fertile; rich; productive
agricultural land; farmland
cash bonus; reward; bounty
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts