war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; edges (of a gem)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
until now; so far; up to the present
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
level; standard; water level
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
virile; tough; masculine; intense
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
sweeping victory; easy victory
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin