military forces; hosts; troops
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
enemy movements; enemy's position
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful