overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
platoon commander; section commander
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
going around; patrol; round; tour
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
going straight on; going straight ahead
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
influence; clout; leverage
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade