to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
price; cost; value; worth; value
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
presumption; assumption; estimation
8000; eight thousand; many
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
normal practice; proper practice
consideration; taking into account
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
economic blockade; embargo
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)