ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to turn towards; to point
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
almost; roughly; approximately
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
isolation; being alone; being friendless
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
obedience; submission; resignation
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
-less; lacking; non-existing
motherland; fatherland; native country
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
mixed race; mixed parentage
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
nausea; sickness in the stomach
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
pale; pallid; bluish-white
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice