decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
it is no use crying over spilt milk
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be perturbed; to be agitated
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
priority; order of precedence
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
and yet; though; when; in spite of
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful