severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
due form; official; formality
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
main force; chief object; mainline
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
in the meanwhile; during the time
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight