locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
distress; wretched condition
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
after that; afterwards; thereafter
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
many; much; plenty; hardly
split; division; break up
country; territory; domain; realm
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very likely; very probable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)