a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but