floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
ten; 10; ten years of age
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
firm; strong; solid; stable
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
founder; originator; pioneer
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
battlefield; battleground
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
failure; mistake; blunder