defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to order; to command; to appoint
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
monolith; large slab of rock
(political) power; authority; influence
having said that; on the other hand
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
hostility; antagonism; opposition
few decades; many decades; several decades
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
maintaining the status quo
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
headquarters; head office; main office
late at night; at a late hour
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
men and women of all ages
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
large; large-sized; large-scale; big