before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
strength; power; proficiency; ability
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
commander; commanding officer; CO
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
opposite side; opposition
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
place of execution; execution site
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
fortifying; fortification
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
ingredient; component; composition
acid; sourness; sour taste
barium (Ba); barium sulfate suspension