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Put on My father had donned the ancient crown of salt and rock and declared himself king of Iron Islands ( Greyjoy ) |
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Crevasse
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A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.
I've lost good men who fell into a crevasse. |
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Brutalize |
Attack (someone) in a savage and violent way.
I judged you might be good for something more than brutalising peasants.(Tywin Lannister) |
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Vicious |
Deliberately cruel or violent.
A vicious assault Immoral. Every soul on earth, virtuous or vicious, shall perish |
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Paramount |
More important than anything else; supreme.
Tell your son Bran and Rickon's safety is paramount. |
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Charlatan |
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
Take the case of the charlatan who claims to transmit thoughts at a distance. |
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Garrison |
The troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it. (V&N)
He only had a small garrison defending London at this time. Troops are garrisoned in the various territories |
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Round someone or something up
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To locate and gather someone or something
Please round the suspects up for questioning The police rounded up the two possible suspects. To change a number to the next higher whole number I rounded up 8.789 to 9. |
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Batter down |
To smash or break down something, such as a wall, door, or any defensive structure
A good ram will batter it down in minutes. |
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Tread water |
To be active but without making progress or failing farther behind
Sales are about the same as last year, and the company is pretty much treading water Someone who is treading water is not doing anything to make progress often in continuous tenses. I'm just treading water until I get an opportunity to try for a job with more responsibility. |
