guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
question; inquiry; enquiry
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
promoter; instigator; driving force; pioneer; leader
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
depends entirely on; depends above all on
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
great commander; famous commander
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
observation; survey; watching
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to intend; to be sure that
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?