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and conquer the territory.
almost adv. nearly, about, approximately, practically, virtually,
wellnigh, bordering on, on the brink of, verging on, on the
verge of, little short of; not quite, all but; barely, scarcely,
hardly; Colloq damn near: We are almost ready to go. You almost
broke the window!
aloft adv. above, overhead, (up) in the air, in flight, up (above);
on high; heavenwards, skyward: The plane was overloaded, but we
finally made it aloft. Five women held the banner aloft.
alone adj. 1 unaccompanied, unescorted, solitary, by oneself, tout(e)
seule, solo, unattended, unassisted; abandoned, desolate,
deserted: I am alone in the world. Leave me alone. 2
unequalled, unparalleled, unique, singular, unexcelled,
unsurpassed, without equal, peerless, matchless: As a poet, Don
stands alone.
--adv. 3 solitarily, by oneself, solo: I'll walk alone. 4
only, solely, exclusively, simply, just, merely: You alone can
help me.
aloof adv. 1 apart, away, at a distance, separate; at arm's length:
We invited Martha to join us but she preferred to remain aloof.
--adj. 2 private, reticent, reserved, withdrawn, haughty,
supercilious, standoffish, formal, unsociable, unsocial;
distant, remote: Deirdre is quite an aloof sort of person - not
what you would call a 'mixer'. 3 standoffish, distant, remote,
cool, chilly, unresponsive, unfriendly, antisocial,
unapproachable; unsympathetic, apathetic, indifferent,
undemonstrative: Roger keeps himself aloof from the needs of
those less fortunate than he is.
alter v. change, revise, modify, vary, transform; adjust, adapt,
convert, remodel: After the attack, we altered our opinion of
the rebels. The dress fits better since being altered.
alteration
n. change, modification, revision, transformation; adjustment,
adaptation, conversion, remodelling: We found places where
alterations had been made in the original document. My new suit