to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
matter of time; question of time
such ... as; or some such
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
property; fortune; assets
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
at once; there and then; immediately
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
witnessing; observing; sighting
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
very careful; thoroughly prepared
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound