appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
now; the present time; just now; another; more
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
on the occasion of; at the time of
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
already; now; no longer; not any more
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
all-out attack; general offensive
before the gate; in front of the gate
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to fall flat; to fall face down
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
certainly; surely; definitely
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to rain incessantly; to downpour
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
how many people; a number of people
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
don't you think?; indicates question