birth; creation; formation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
noisy; confused; uproarious
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
locational advantage; advantageous position
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
because; for; the reason why is ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
genuine; authentic; true; real
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to escape from; to get out
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
if it is the case that ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
prudence; discretion; thought
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
patriarch; head of a family
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to become pale; to turn pale
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
severe earthquake; violent tremor
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate