fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
good-natured; of good character
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
apparent; obvious; very clear
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
that's a different matter; that's a different story
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
extensive; vast range; wide scope
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication