circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to need; to demand; to take; to require
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
large number (of); many; majority
casualties; the killed and wounded
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
military force; military strength
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat