to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
shout of victory; cry of triumph
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
soldier; combatant; warrior
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
loud shout; excited cheering
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to rant and rave; to raise hell
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
domestic affairs; internal administration
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
support; backing; aid; assistance
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
around the world; throughout the world
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence