recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
they; those guys; those fellows
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
rule; reign; government; governing
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
celebration; auspicious occasion
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
10th day of the month; ten days
within; inside of; less than
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
death (of an emperor); demise
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision