declaration; statement; proclamation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
potato chips; potato crisps
confections; sweets; candy; cake
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
such; this sort of; like this
offensive camp; team at bat
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
spot; point; place; position
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt