standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
main theater of war; principal battlefield
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to go past; to pass; to pass by
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
military history; military annals
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hard fighting; close contest
opinion; point of view; visual point
timewise; temporal; chronal
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to leave as it is; to defer
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
hard fight; difficult struggle
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out