preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
otherwise; if not; or else
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
stationing (troops); occupancy
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
strongest ever; most powerful in history
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical