foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
in succession; one after another
to become clear; to be made public
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
final; eventual; ultimate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
setting on fire; setting afire
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
start; leaving; marching off
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
organization; organisation; forming
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
every place; various places
being dotted with; being scattered
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
possible; likely; probable
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to squeeze out; to wring out
to raise one's voice; to shout