nightcap; a drink before sleeping
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to yell; to rant; to rave
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to continue to do; to persist in doing
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
high voltage; high pressure
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
(talking in a) half-joking manner
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down