to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
state of the war; war situation
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
prompt; immediate; in real time
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
selective; optional; alternative
transparency; permeability
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
multifunction; multipurpose
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to send flying with a kick
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
momentum; amount of exercise
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
metal plate; metallic plate
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
strong pressure; heavy pressure