assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
our country; our land; one's own country
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
ruining a country; ruined country
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
rampancy; prevalence; domination
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
great cause; moral law; justice
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
abusive language; violent language; wild words
nationalism; extreme patriotism
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
reputation; public opinion
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
underground world; underground society
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with