smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
ardent; passionate; vehement
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be worried; to be troubled
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be able to manage somehow or another
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in comparison to; rather than
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start