reaction; response; reaction
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
joints; points (of a speech)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
cease-fire; truce; armistice
in accordance with plans; just as planned
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
profiting while others fight
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
unanticipated; unexpected
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
if it is the case that ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to