language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
pair; the two; both persons; both things
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one by one; one after another; successively
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
boring; dull; uninteresting
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit