to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to send or direct a person to
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
full throttle; full power
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
covering; protection; backing; relief
to blow off; to be blown off
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
belonging to no party or school of thought
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)