military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
way out; means to escape; escape route
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to need; to call for; to require
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
first generation; founder
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
Department of State (US); State Department
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
national defence; national defense