by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
3000; three thousand; many
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
blow; shock; strike; batting
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
sense of caution; wariness
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
this world; this life; world of the living
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
chance (of success); odds
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
optimist; easy-going person
as expected; as predicted