in terms of; from the point of view of
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
state of the war; war situation
around the world; throughout the world
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
plateau; tableland; eminence
attraction; lure; invitation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to be worn down; to be reduced
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse