extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
political situation; political affairs
instability; insecurity; crankiness
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
split; division; break up
about; concerning; related to; -ish
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
way (of doing); manner; method; means
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
power; might; authority; influence
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
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
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
murder; homicide; manslaughter