to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
accomplishment; execution
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
extensive; vast range; wide scope
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety