stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
emotional strength; force of will
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to throw open; to leave open
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to be remembered; to go down in history
birth; creation; formation
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver