discouraged; dispirited; despondent
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
close call; narrow escape
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
stationing (troops); garrisoning
although I say; although one might say; although called
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
how much; how many; to what extent
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to become pale; to turn pale
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up