nature; property; disposition
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
3000; three thousand; many
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to need; to demand; to take; to require
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
billow; surge; large wave