failure; mistake; blunder
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
as planned; according to plan
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
southern part; the south (of a region)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
drama; play; powerful drug
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
dilapidated house; deserted house
discovery; detection; finding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
according to plan; as planned
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to repeat; to do over again
slowly and quietly; stealthily
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to add (to); to add on; to append