acceleration; speeding up
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
innocent; blameless; guiltless
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
internal strife; internal struggle
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
massing (of troops); gathering
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
people's revolution; popular revolution
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
little by little; bit by bit
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
brave fight; desperate fight
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
completely; absolutely; totally
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance