back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
while; even though; despite
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
so; like this; in this way
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)