repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
desperation; struggle to the death
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
turmoil; chaos; confusion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
raising plants; cultivating (vegetation); planting; one's plants; cultivated vegetation; one's crops
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
(carved) statue; sculpture
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to surge; to well up; to gush out