measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
man; male; masculine gender
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
tall figure; high stature
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be hesitant; to feel timid
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
such; this sort of; like this
that kind; competition; match
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
injured person; wounded person
several people; a few people
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to give directions; to issue instructions
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
wounded person; injured person
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
everything; anything; nothing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time