locational advantage; advantageous position
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
series of battles; successive battles
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in succession; one after another
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)