labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
influence; clout; leverage
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
conviction; belief; confidence
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
glad countenance; joyful look
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
moderate; proper; just right
match declared drawn due to injury
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
brave general; great soldier
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
manners; courtesy; etiquette
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
square formation (of troops); magic square
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to sustain a serious wound
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
hiving off; swarming; dividing a fief
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
this for sure; certainly is
one's long-cherished desire