wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
such; this sort of; like this
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
it's no joke; gimme a break!
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
other nations; other peoples
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
number of persons; personnel
programme; program; plans; arrangements
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)