people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
naturally; of course; understandably
battlefield; battleground
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
national defence; national defense
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
now that; since; so long as; because
on the occasion of; at the time of
low (level, value, price, etc.)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
to follow another's example
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
bolt from the blue; great surprise
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
reason; cause; history; origin
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
as you see; as you can see
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
instruction; direction; briefing
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion