to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
every place; various places
distributed, decentralized arrangement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to play a leading role; to play a central part
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to scatter away; to vanish
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to flare up; to burst into flames
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
burning at the stake; burning to death