otherwise; or else; if not
ash; embers; complete destruction
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
fortress; stronghold; citadel
breath; breathing; bracelet
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
within; inside of; less than
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
is something that; is that which
landing; alighting; touch down
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to accuse someone; to charge someone
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?