brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
heaven and earth; top and bottom
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
beyond imagination; unimaginable
food and drink; eating and drinking
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
priority level; degree of relative priority
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
rushing around; running wild
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
regulation; adjustment; control
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
instead; but (on the other hand)