corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
pre-war days; before the war
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
after that; afterwards; thereafter
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
how; in what way; by what means
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
individual; one by one; separate; each
war; battle; match; game; competition
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
so; like this; in this way
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend