crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
conduct; behavior; behaviour
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
principal (e.g. in a loan)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to suppress one's emotions
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
power; authority; influence
from the viewpoint of; according to