(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
one's physical safety; personal security
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to detain; to take into custody
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
natural virtue; personal virtue
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
invitation; introduction; temptation
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to incur someone's enmity
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
person who has rendered distinguished service
to sit down; to take a seat
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to begin talking; to open up
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
as many (people) as possible
wide difference; a world of difference
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
preparation; arrangements