middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
even if not; even without
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
have to do; must; should; ought to
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
several times; a few times
main force; chief object; mainline
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
most part; greater part; majority
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
(someone else's) daughter
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
leader; authority; mainstay
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience