impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
facing south; southern exposure
facing north; northern exposure
choice; selection; option
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
border patrol; border guard; border guards
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
war of aggression; war of conquest
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
failure; mistake; blunder
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to make one's own; to take possession of
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite