action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
while; even though; despite
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
simple and clear; plain and simple
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade