to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
mental image; mental picture; image
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
courteous; decorous; polite
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to triumph; to be elated with success
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
classified information; top secret
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
stationing (troops); garrisoning
petty underling; small fry
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
town; city; municipal; urban
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reason; logic; method; system; order
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention