Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rational; reasonable; logical
like a part of the family
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
military force; military strength
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bygones; the past; past event
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution