brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to count on one's fingers
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to wave a flag; to show the way
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
what kind of; what sort of; what
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep