powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
extensive; vast range; wide scope
favorable influence; favourable influence
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
indescribable; having no way to express
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
failure; stumbling; setback
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to become decrepit; to become senile
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
outbreak of war; starting a war
event; phenomenon; matter
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
way of speaking; intimation
eligible; qualified; competent
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement