amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to live; to reside; to inhabit
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to agree on; to agree about
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
military forces; hosts; troops
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
armed might; military power; the sword; force
direct descent; direct line
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
next generation; future generation
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
studies; schoolwork; classwork
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to toady; to be obsequious
physical strength; muscle strength
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
steady advance; carrying all before one
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline