armed forces; military; troops
independent unit; autonomous unit
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to laugh away; to laugh off
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
unconditionally; as a rule
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
dealing with; coping with
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
tentative plan; draft plan
call; summons; convening; convocation
number of persons; personnel
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
young person; youth; young
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
guess; speculation; supposition
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
influential person; man of importance
possession; retention; maintenance
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
wrinkled; full of wrinkles