to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
main force; chief object; mainline
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
throwaway; disposable; single-use
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be consistent; to be coherent
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
armed forces; military; troops
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
unanticipated; unexpected
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea