conventional forces; conventional military forces
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
by means of; due to; because of; according to
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
shopping; purchased goods
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)