fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
the place for; the time for; the level of
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(political) power; authority; influence
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
button (clothing); push-button
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with