look!; there!; here!; that is
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
regular time; stated period
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
solely; entirely; only; or
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
protracted war; war of attrition
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
simultaneous; all at once
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
everywhere; at every turn
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
virile; tough; masculine; intense
colour; color; hue; tints
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot