cunning; crafty; wily; sly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to join forces; to cooperate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
assistance; backing; reinforcements
should; must; -able; probably; likely
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
notice; attention; observation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rather; better; instead; if anything