strategy meeting; council of war
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
even though; despite; when
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
in order; sequential; seriatim
to take back; to recapture
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to jar; to creak; to grate
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to whine; to make feeble complaints
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)