long ago; a long time ago; already
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
whole nation; whole land; whole country
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
queen (consort); empress (consort)
contradiction; inconsistency
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
if so; in that case; in that situation
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to have a chill run down one's spine
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to take away; to carry off
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
separate; scattered; apart
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
posture; position; stance
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering