impossible; unlikely; improbable
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
reaching; attaining; arrival
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
stairs; stairway; staircase
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to establish; to formulate
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
night attack; nocturnal assault
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
firm; strong; solid; stable
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)