adversary; opposition; hostile forces
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
this occasion; at this time; now
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
our country; our land; one's own country
store; reserve; stock; savings
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
lately; recently; nowadays
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to say no more; to sink into silence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
curtain; hanging; bunting
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
descendant; posterity; offspring
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
how; in what way; how about; questionable
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to be in danger of; to be liable to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
one's last moment; one's death; one's end