monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
historical; traditional; historic
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
again; once again; yet again
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
amount of material resources
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
messenger; envoy; emissary
even more; still more; further
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for