to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to push (something) against
password; watchword; motto; slogan
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
weight; heavyweight boxer
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to increase; to add to; to augment
number of persons; personnel
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
transport; transportation
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
still (continuing); as ever; further
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be silent; to say nothing
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
self-defense; self-defence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
mountain top; summit; peak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream