aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
town; city; municipal; urban
level ground; plain; flatland
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
urban areas; the streets; town; city
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
innocent; blameless; guiltless
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
terrain; geographical features; topography
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
isolation; being alone; being friendless
back and front; opposition in the heart
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
blunder; slip; error; error
to become inverted; to become reversed
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
prospects of victory; chances of success
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible