god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
end; close; conclusion; termination
origin; source; beginning; starting point
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
along the road; along the way
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
massing (of troops); gathering
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
glorious achievement; distinguished service
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
exit; way out; outlet; vent
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
leadership; initiative; spearhead
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
main street; avenue; boulevard
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable