to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to turn towards; to point
several years; a few years
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to thrust away; to send flying
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
rope; cord; policeman's rope
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
battle formation; military formation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
switching over to; migration; transition