to become frayed; to become loose
special training; intensive training; crash course
to understand; to make out
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
1,000,000; one million; million; many
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
armed forces; military; troops
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
tolerance; broad-mindedness
interference; intervention; meddling
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to be charged with electricity
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
reaching; attaining; arrival