one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
battlefield; battleground
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mountain road; mountain trail
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
terrain; geographical features; topography
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
choices; alternatives; options
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to intend; to be sure that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
imagination; supposition; guess