difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
hostility; animosity; enmity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
special precautions; special vigilance
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
gifted education; special education for gifted children
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
not necessarily so; is not always true
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
opinion; point of view; visual point
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
danger; peril; hazard; risk
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days