something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to repeat; to do something over again
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
feeling; sense; impression
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
split; division; break up
dominion; territory; possession
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
grudge; complaint; reproach
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
already; now; no longer; not any more
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to comfort; to console; to amuse
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve