to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to call a person's attention (to)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
main battery; main armament
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
possession; retention; maintenance
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
looking on (somebody) as hostile
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to kill one's enemy (opponent)