good; goodness; right; virtue
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
to have the privilege of doing
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
(brute) force; using all one's might
decrease; reduction; decline
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
decisive battle of brief duration
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
simultaneous; all at once
mobilization; mobilisation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
headquarters; head office; main office
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack