important person; strategic person; key figure
foreign; abroad; overseas
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to shout (in anger); to yell
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
trembling or quavering voice
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
munitions; military stores
to be too late; to be too slow
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as before; as ever; as it was originally
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(exercising) the right to command
bearing; heading; point of the compass
France and the United Kingdom; French-British; French-English
pact; convention; agreement
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
rushing around; running wild
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair