(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
time; season; period; phase; stage
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
counter for birds or rabbits
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
contact; touch; contact lens
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place