a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hostility; animosity; enmity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
on the occasion of; at the time of
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
surroundings; environs; circumference
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
being filled with; being full of; permeation
here and there; in places
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
dwelling; house; residence; address
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)