people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fertile; rich; productive
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
military personnel; soldier
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
charming; fascinating; attractive
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
be (that) as it may; having said that
intention; idea; inclination; wish
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
this (very thing); this precisely
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full