favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
to shoot a person to death
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
both hands; both arms; ten
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
such ... as; or some such
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
clear; precise; definite; distinct
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to begin to walk; to set out
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on