to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
assistance; backing; reinforcements
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
condition; situation; prospects
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
that is to say; so that means
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
remembrance; recollection; recognition
abstention; nonparticipation
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
imprisonment; incarceration
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement