planned; scheduled; systematic
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
than; other than; except; but
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to slap; to strike; to spank
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
regular time; stated period
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to take command; to give direction
sickroom; hospital room; ward
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
decision; determination; resolution
to become settled; to be fixed
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
official announcement; proclamation
number of persons; personnel
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
record keeper; recorder; archivist