first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
private citizen; civilian
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the reverse; other side; lining
fort; stronghold; fortification
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
negotiations; discussions; connection
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be dead; to be lifeless
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
letting (someone) die without helping
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to brave a danger; to take a risk
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
alone; by oneself; on one's own
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag