fortress; stronghold; citadel
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to tower over the surroundings
construction; architecture (of buildings)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
as if nothing had happened
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to boost; to force up; to push up
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to pass (of time); to elapse
victim; injured party; sufferer
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
chief; main; principal; important
course; route; path; process; stages
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of