attention seeker; look-at-me
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
border (between countries); national border
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to encamp; to take up positions
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
relation; connection; relevance
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
northern part; the north (of a region)
massing (of troops); gathering
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
individual; one by one; separate; each
blow; shock; strike; batting
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...