in comparison to; rather than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
battlefield; battleground
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
power; might; authority; influence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
flying object (rocket, missile, etc.); projectile
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
honorific/polite/humble prefix
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good