the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
villain; baddie; the villain's part
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
useless resistance; vain struggle
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
commander; commanding officer; CO
enemy territory; hostile place
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
training; drill; practice; discipline
economical; efficient; lean; compact
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
the other day; lately; recently
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
individual; private person; personal; natural person
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism