just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
opinion; intention; thought
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
impossible to do (although wants to)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
armed forces; military; troops
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
military personnel; soldier
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
how long; how far; how much
to smash violently; to crush
early (days); initial stage; initial
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
breeding; raising; rearing
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist