final; eventual; ultimate
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
in that manner; like that
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
war situation; progress of a battle
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
capable; able; talented; promising
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
preference; priority; precedence
choices; alternatives; options
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
trusting too much; overestimating ability
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
young person; youth; young
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality