resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
strategist; tactician; schemer
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
in succession; one by one
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to compete with; to vie for
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to become misty; to become hazy
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
principle; theory; fundamental truth
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
horizon (related to land)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics