to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be caught by the enemy
instability; insecurity; crankiness
power; authority; jurisdiction
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
healthy; sound; wholesome
how much; how many; to what extent
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
migratory bird; bird of passage
circulation; dissemination
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
matter of time; question of time
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
to need; to call for; to require
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suspicious-looking; fishy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see