to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
reigning; controlling; dictating
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
immortal; undying; indestructible
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
eighth day of the month; eight days
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
double; twice (as much); twofold
very much; exceedingly; extremely
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fourth day of the month; four days
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
guess; conjecture; surmise