twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
riskiness; (level of) danger
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
continuation; succession; series
to lure someone; to entice someone
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
preparation; provision; guarding
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
highest institute of education