tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
group; party; team; squad; section
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
one's long-cherished desire
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to brace oneself (e.g. for battle); to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; (lit.) to tighten the strings of one's helmet
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
what sort of; what kind of; what way
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
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)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
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.)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to turn against; to become an enemy
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)