to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
great war; great battle; world war
to well up; to burst; to arise
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
territory; domain; dominion; possession
moderate faction; moderates
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
calamity; disaster; accident
serious criminal; heinous criminal
at a young age; while still young
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
this world; this life; world of the living
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on