explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
simple and clear; plain and simple
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
training; drill; practice; discipline
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
resolute; determined; bold
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
black sabbath; witches' sabbath
one act (of a play); scene; event
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
opening fully; full throttle; full power