to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
swindler; imposter; crook
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
plump; with a thud; heavily
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
8000; eight thousand; many
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation
regret; repentance; remorse
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
in history; ever; historical
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy