army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be damaged; to receive damage
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
influence; clout; leverage
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
classified information; top secret
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
how long; how far; how much
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl