to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
great admiration; deep respect
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
one by one; one at a time; in turn
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the same age; same period
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
reality; actuality; hard fact
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
postwar period; period after Second World War
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
consideration; taking into account
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long