across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
automatic; intransitive verb
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be free; to be available
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
eye for people; ability to judge character
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to stay (at); to stop (at)
future; possible; potential; prospective
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
relaxation; recreation; recess
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness