surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
throat; important part; vital area
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
chink in the armor (armour)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
in good health; alive and well; going strong
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
danger; jeopardy; distress
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
duty; obligation; responsibility
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
common front; united front
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
beyond one's means or position
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid