to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to rain incessantly; to downpour
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
function; facility; faculty; feature
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
successively; one after another
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
considerably; fairly; quite
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to rally; to make a comeback