dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to attack; to assault; to assail
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
useless; vain; aimless; idle
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
overestimation; overvaluing
underestimation; undervaluation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
individual; private person; personal; private
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to pile up; to accumulate
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
forcibly; against one's will
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to