stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
near oneself; close to one; familiar
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to gather; to collect; to assemble
accession to the throne; enthronement
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
outskirts; periphery; environs
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to that extent; so (much)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
just past noon; afternoon
head; lead; vanguard; first
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop