actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
conviction; belief; confidence
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
immediately; right away; on the spot
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
letter; missive; note; mail
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
same; similar; (just) like; equal
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to govern; to manage; to subdue