to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to pierce through; to break through
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
antiquity; the previous era
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
column; file; (vertical) line
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
difficult to ...; hard to ...
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)