plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
great numbers; numerical superiority
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
time; hour; period; class
root; source; origin; cause
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to harm; to cause harm to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
honour; honor; glory; privilege
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is