pointing out; identification
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to cry and shout; to scream
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
feeling; sense; impression
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
strength; power; proficiency; ability
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
skill; dexterity; master hand
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to sustain a serious wound
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth