terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
prickling; stinging; tingling
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
military conflict; armed conflict
index; indices; indicator
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
younger brother of an Emperor
expression; look; countenance; face
and what is worse; to make matters worse
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging