difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
strategy meeting; council of war
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
again and again; repeatedly
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
board of directors; board of trustees
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
as; because; with; due to
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
major incident; major happening; big scandal
posterity; future generations; future life
society; public; community; social studies
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)