tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
outside of; not covered by
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to employ; to hire; to charter
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
power; might; authority; influence
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up