to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
the times; the world; society
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
difference; discrepancy; variation
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
from the beginning; from scratch
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
last days; the end; one's fate
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about