assertion; declaration; affirmation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
armed might; military power; the sword; force
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
final; eventual; ultimate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions