conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
catwalk (narrow walkway above a stage, along the side of a bridge, etc.); (indoor) cat playground; cat shelves; catwalk (at a fashion show); runway
leadership; initiative; spearhead
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
as you can imagine; as imagined
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
VIP; very important person
wound (suffered in a fight)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to get help; to enlist aid
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
sick person; patient; invalid
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(exercising) the right to command
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
ejection (of spent shell casings)
to put out; to extinguish
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
construction (building) costs
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position