birth; creation; formation
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
absorption; suction; attraction
leader; guide; mentor; coach
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
mental; spiritual; emotional
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
timewise; temporal; chronal
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
locational advantage; advantageous position
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
ninth day of the month; nine days
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
even more; still more; further