unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
people; citizens; subjects; folk
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to be infected; to be contagious
to push away; to push aside; to shove
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.