hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
commander; commanding officer; CO
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
different opinion; objection
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to attack; to assault; to assail
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
chance (of success); odds
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
general mobilization; general mobilisation