declaration of war; proclamation of war
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
otherwise; or else; if not
by sheer strength; by brute force
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
reception room; parlor; parlour
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
shameless; shameless person
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to govern; to manage; to subdue
each; (arch.) you (plural)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to cut into (a conversation); to interject