to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
condition; situation; prospects
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
control room; control booth
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
supply; supplying; replenishment
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
retirement (from the world); seclusion
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
moderate faction; moderates
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
to prostrate oneself (before)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
feudal lords; barons; princes
social; societal; societary
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement