something; nothing (with neg. verb)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
incident; affair; happening; event
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
allegiance; obedience; submission
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
foreign enemy; outside invader
to run about; to rush about
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to flare up; to burst into flames
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to fight with swords; to cross swords
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
colour; color; hue; tints
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful