essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
firm; strong; solid; stable
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
moment by moment; hour by hour
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
grasp; catch; understanding
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
in respect of; in regards to; as for
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
difficult problem; challenge
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to be helpful; to be useful
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
rucksack; knapsack; backpack