neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
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
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
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)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
minimum; at the very least
the king and his feudal lords
penalty; sentence; punishment
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
within; inside of; less than
deliberation; discussion; consideration
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand