battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
spread; span; expanse; extent
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
high ground; plateau; heights
conferral of a posthumous rank
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern