persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
worst; worst-case (scenario)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
town; city; municipal; urban
defense; defence; protection
function; facility; faculty; feature
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
if so; in that case; in that situation
choices; alternatives; options
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known