opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
series of battles; successive battles
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
stirring; rousing oneself
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to throw on the fire; to burn
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
face; looks; vestiges; trace
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to accept; to receive; to agree
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
surely (not); certainly (not)
to appear all together; to be all present
exactly as stated; verbatim
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period