consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
prospects of victory; chances of success
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
commandant; commanding officer; general
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ancestor; forefather; foremother
personal grudge; personal enmity
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(exercising) the right to command
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
spy; secret agent; spying
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
in name only; titular; nominal
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
stationing (troops); garrisoning
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort