to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
degree of familiarity; popularity
production; output; turning out
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
notice; attention; observation
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
national border; provincial border
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
results; record; grades; marks
to have an eye on; to zero in on
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
if you think about it; come to think of it
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
small number; few; minority
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)