to be dead; to be lifeless
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
head start; initiative; preemption
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
in order; in turn; one by one
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
way one walks; one's walk
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to use and then throw away
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
extremely dangerous; full of peril
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
world; society; people; the public
moderate faction; moderates
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers