array; muster; line-up; full force
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
influenced (by); under an influence
to escape from; to get out
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
a long time ago; long before now
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
willpower; energy; vitality