to fight against; to oppose; to face
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to hand over; to surrender
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
international law; law of nations
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
body; group; party; company; troupe
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
by sheer strength; by brute force
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
preference; priority; precedence
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
watchful waiting; careful supervision
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
stirring; rousing oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
calamity; disaster; accident
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
equality; impartiality; evenness
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful