preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
power; might; authority; influence
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
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated