fort; stronghold; fortification
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
world; society; people; the public
power; might; authority; influence
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to need; to demand; to take; to require
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to get someone to say; to make someone say
king; king; king (chess piece)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
number of (large) animals
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
society; the world; the times
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin