historic; historical; traditional
the big two...; two major...; two main...
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
without permission; without notice
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
small attendance; poor house
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by any chance; ten thousand to one
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
nothing but; none other than
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
breaking off; snapping off
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be worried; to be troubled
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment