very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sympathy; compassion; pity
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
open; spacious; extensive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
100,000; hundred thousand
right in the midst of; right at the height of
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
named after; associated with; connected with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
river; stream; River; the ... river
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in spite of; regardless of
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to come alive; to get going; to start to move