to say no more; to sink into silence
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to shout (in anger); to yell
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
how; in what way; by what means
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
and then; and so; and; so then
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
armed might; military power; the sword; force
personal attendant; valet; maid
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
by means of; due to; because of; according to
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
homogenization; homogenisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
way of talking; speaking style
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward