massing (of troops); gathering
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
will; testament; last request
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to rise; to erect; to get up
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
air conditioning; air cooling
battlefield; battleground
right in the midst of; right at the height of
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
central part; heart (of a city)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to be a matter of life or death
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
forcibly; against one's will
being about to cry; the verge of tears
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge