violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
outside of; not covered by
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
instability; insecurity; crankiness
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
battlefield; battleground
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
really; truly; indeed; good grief
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
protracted war; war of attrition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
military forces; hosts; troops
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last