to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
battlefield; battleground
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
popular name; common name; given name
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
explanation; interpretation
around the world; throughout the world
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
suggestion; hint; implication
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
reason; cause; history; origin
to concern; to be related