opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
military campaign; battle; war
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
head start; initiative; preemption
prevention; precaution; protection against
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
outsider; someone outside of a group
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
you could say; you might say; verging on the
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
war; battle; match; game; competition
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
major powers of the world; great powers
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
upstart; mushroom millionaire
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
declaration; proclamation; announcement
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
aggression; invasion; raid
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter