a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
question; inquiry; enquiry
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
battlefield; battleground
number one; first; best; most; game; round
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to fight against; to oppose; to face
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
number of times; frequency; count
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate