ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be too late; to be too slow
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
innumerable; countless; numberless
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
much less; to say nothing of
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
sword skills; swordsmanship