to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
decisive; resolute; drastic
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
reopening; resumption; restarting
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
unique; original; individual; unusual
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
overall; general; as a whole
war situation; progress of a battle
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
maintaining the status quo
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)