to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
head; chief; boss; leader
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
the way back; the way home; return trip
sincere; honest; faithful
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
these guys; these fellows
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
and yet; though; when; in spite of
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to get angry; to lose one's temper
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing