to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
members; member; constituent
position; location; base; point; site
anything and everything; just about everything
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to say no more; to sink into silence
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
watchful waiting; careful supervision
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
flight; desertion; escape
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
soldier; combatant; warrior
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
course; route; path; process; means
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
there is no way that ...; easy; simple