to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
self-defense; self-defence
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
great cause; moral law; justice
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
dominion; territory; possession
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
powerful family; powerful clan
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
useless; vain; aimless; idle
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless