battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
early (days); initial stage; initial
production (e.g. play); direction
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
organization; organisation; forming
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
body; group; party; company; troupe
diversion; putting something to another use
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; supplying; replenishment
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way