to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
unqualified; without qualifications
noisy; confused; uproarious
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
sex slave; sexual slavery
obedience; submission; resignation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
self-determination; suicide
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
belief; faith; conviction
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice