to be badly made; to fail
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
children's story; fairy tale
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to dash off; to write freely
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
present (brought by a visitor); gift
war; fighting; fierce competition
commander; commanding officer; CO
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
commander; general; leader
to fire into; to shoot into
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
husband and wife; married couple
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
offense and defense; offence and defence
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph