hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
before the gate; in front of the gate
to order; to command; to appoint
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
reality; actuality; hard fact
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
time; season; period; phase; stage
to have a meal; to take a meal
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
supply; provision; raising; procurement
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
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.)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...