bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
commandant; commanding officer; general
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
(present) head of a family
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sympathy; compassion; pity
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to turn against; to become an enemy
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
both (people); the two of them
just one person; only one
serious look (on one's face); straight face