crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
all; entire; whole; altogether
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
threat; intimidation; menace
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
of course; certainly; naturally
to talk; to chat; to chatter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
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
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow