charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
headquarters; head office; main office
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
arrest; custody; detention
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pride; boast; credit (to)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
already; now; no longer; not any more
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
for this very reason; that is exactly why
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
I see; that's right; indeed
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate