fort; stronghold; fortification
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
front; frontage; facade; main
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
force (bulldoze) one's way through
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
how; in what way; how about; questionable
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
overall; general; as a whole