military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
having not the slightest idea
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to differ; to vary; to disagree
power balance; balance of power
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
official business; public business
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to boil strongly; to be excited
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
having said that; on the other hand
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
front; frontage; facade; main
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance