fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
military sword; saber; sabre
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
settlement; solution; resolution
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to become inverted; to become reversed
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
personal history; background; career
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
recommendation (of an influential person); order
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
birds of a feather flock together
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
instant; moment; for an instant
resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days