decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
fluent (in a language); flowing
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
thorough; exhaustive; complete
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
likability; favorability; popularity
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
besides; in addition; also; moreover
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of