election; selection; choice
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
tacit; unspoken; implicit
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be thrilled; to be excited
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
belatedly; though a little too late
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to become pale; to turn pale
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
flight; desertion; escape
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to try to do; to attempt to do
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
platoon commander; section commander
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned