to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
as planned; according to plan
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
willpower; energy; vitality
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
camping; campground; making camp
military affairs; military people
armed might; military power; the sword; force
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
how many people; a number of people
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
intelligence operative; spy
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
military man; warrior; soldier
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
each individual; each person
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
had better ...; had better not ...