dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to surround; to crowd around
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
edict; ordinance; proclamation
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
nothing but; none other than
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
inscrutable; incomprehensible
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
not worth considering; out of the question
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
ingenuity; resourcefulness
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
one's own army; one's own team
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)