opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
observation; survey; watching
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
isolation; being alone; being friendless
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
condition; situation; prospects
obedience; submission; resignation
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
motherland; fatherland; native country
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
minimum; at the very least
king and princes; noble rank
penalty; sentence; punishment
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever