fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
conquest; domination; mastery
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
leader (of an alliance); leading power
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
main force; chief object; mainline
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
only; merely; but; no more than
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
look!; there!; here!; that is
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)