nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
pair; the two; both persons; both things
match declared drawn due to injury
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
military forces; hosts; troops
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to govern; to manage; to subdue
lineage; pedigree; good family
(exercising) the right to command
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
right (to do something); authority; power
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
split; division; break up
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
headquarters; head office; main office
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
the same rank; equality; apposition
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)