dealing with; coping with
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
thorough; exhaustive; complete
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
position; location; base; point; site
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
military strength; military personnel
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
real intention; true motive; true meaning
for today; for the time being
reason; logic; method; system; order
rationality; reasonableness
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
long ago; already; a long time ago
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from