to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
convenient; handy; useful
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
existence; being; presence
such; this sort of; like this
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be biased; to have a bias
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
soldier; combatant; warrior
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
boy; son; baby boy; young man
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
had better ...; had better not ...
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
wild beast; wild animal; brute
legendary beast; magical beast
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook