in the midst of the enemy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
failure; mistake; blunder
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
being in the office; being at work; working for a company; being an employee
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to take command; to give direction
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
stairs; stairway; staircase
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear