seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to live; to reside; to inhabit
skilled manager; resourceful general
great commander; famous commander
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
rule; reign; peaceful times
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
bet; wager; stake; gamble
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
evil thought; malicious motive
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
original intention; initial resolution
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
more than ... years; -odd years
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest