series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to encamp; to take up positions
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
silence (not speaking); muteness
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
cannot be compared with; no match for
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(theatrical) fighting scene
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid