to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
frequency (of appearance)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
matter of time; question of time
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
above the clouds; the heavens
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
antipathy; reluctance; resistance