repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
camping; campground; making camp
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
another thing; exception; special case
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
longed-for; anxiously awaited
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
various places; several sources
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak