declaration of war; proclamation of war
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to boil strongly; to be excited
high spirits; boastful talk
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
useless resistance; vain struggle
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to be burned to ashes; to come to nothing
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
historic; historical; traditional
to make a fool of someone
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to seek a path; to find one's way
point of agreement; common ground; meeting ground
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thousand years; very long period; forever
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
quarrel; dispute; argument