effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
hard struggle; strenuous effort
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
threat; intimidation; menace
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
opening and shutting; opening and closing
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to come from; to have roots in
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true