settlement; solution; resolution
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
power; might; authority; influence
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
conversely; on the contrary
festival; feast; carnival
low (level, value, price, etc.)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
very interesting; of great interest
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
import; importation; introduction; afferent
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
sad; wretched; deplorable
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
export; exportation; efferent
convenience; handiness; usefulness
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)