recently; lately; these days
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
restoration; repair; mending
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
short distance; close range
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
decrease; reduction; decline
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
beginning; outset; first; onset
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
reopening; resumption; restarting
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)