back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
bodily sensation; sense; experience
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
disaster; calamity; misfortune
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in