lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
going into battle; departure for the front
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
(necessary) personnel; required person
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
voice change; voice break
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
covert action; covert operations
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to take command; to give direction
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to succeed; to bear fruit
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
towering; astonishingly high
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
right in the middle (of); midst; height
great victory; crushing victory
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits