to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tedious; boring; being fed up with
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
to make an appearance; to show up
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to hide; to conceal oneself
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
in unison; as one; united
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
nice; likeable; desirable
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
not necessarily so; is not always true