unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
at least; at most; (even) just
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to kill; to beat to death
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike