to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
troupe; theatrical company
to live; to reside; to inhabit
both armies; both teams; both sides
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
commander; commanding officer; CO
one's own army; one's own team
apparent; obvious; very clear
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
verbal promise; one's word
stifled (laughter); simmering
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
pending question; unresolved problem
blunder; miss; slip; oversight