joke; playfulness; kidding around
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
dealing with; coping with
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
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
war; battle; match; game; competition
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
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)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
error of judgment; miscalculation
commander; commanding officer; CO
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
cooperation; coordination; link
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment