accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recover consciousness; to come to
the other day; a few days ago
to recall; to remember; to recollect
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
at that time; in those days
to attack; to assault; to assail
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
how many people; a number of people
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
literally; to the letter; literal
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath