vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
verbal message; word (from someone)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
last days; the end; one's fate
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
declaration; proclamation; announcement
that is to say; so that means
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to move forward; to move on
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
party; set; gang; company; person
site; point on a map; spot
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
strong interaction; strong force
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to be perturbed; to be agitated
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager