pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
personality; style; appearance
sports-minded; sports-oriented
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism