fortress; stronghold; citadel
those present; attendance
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
recovery; rescue; recapture
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
east, west, south and north
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
locational advantage; advantageous position
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
beginning; clue; starting point
conference room; place of assembly
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
notes; comment; remark; annotation
intellectual level; level of intelligence
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
artificial intelligence; AI
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to become calm; to die down
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
progress; being under way