to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to blow out; to spout out
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
maintaining the status quo
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to have one's name entered (in a list)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
decoration; ornament; trimmings
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than