to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to collect; to assemble; to gather
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
after that; afterwards; thereafter
choice; selection; option
people; citizens; subjects; folk
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fort; stronghold; fortification
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
tasteless and odorless; bland
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
in the same way as; just like
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime