for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
way (of doing); manner; method
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
confidence; trust; faith; credit
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
war; fighting; fierce competition
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
defense; defence; protection
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
wartime regime; war footing
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
if so; in that case; in that situation
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment