to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
old age; old person; the old; the aged
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
almost; roughly; approximately
decision; settlement; definition
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf