to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
extermination; annihilation
war; battle; match; game; competition
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
plural; multiple; several
to wave a flag; to show the way
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to need; to demand; to take; to require
step; stride; counter for steps
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to have no chance (of succeeding)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
position; location; base; point; site
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
preface; introduction; preamble
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
wounded person; injured person
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to move forward; to move on