stronghold; citadel; headquarters
terrain; geographical features; topography
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
bad news; news of a death; death notice
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
head; chief; boss; leader
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
general; popular; common; typical
fully armed; armed to the teeth
ratio; proportion; percentage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be perturbed; to be agitated
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
review; reconsideration; revision
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others