inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to make a speech; to address
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to talk big; to be bombastic
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
in proportion to; just as much as
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to give a round of applause; to applaud
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have a talk; to tell a story
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
irritation; annoyance; frustration
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place