setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
control; check; restraint; inhibition
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
slight; little; insignificant
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
busy; having no (free) time
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
defence forces; defence corps
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
since when; from when; how long
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
normalcy; normality; normal
(not so) much; (not) very
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
something like ...; something called ...
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little