being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
baton (of command); order; command; direction
power; might; authority; influence
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
private citizen; civilian
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
all over; all over the place; everywhere
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
talk; story; conversation
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
several people; a few people
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
high street; town centre (center)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
busy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
relief party; rescue party
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
master; masterhand; maestro
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight