to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
family; members of a family
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
trembling with excitement
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
originally; by nature; from the start
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
with these words; while saying
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
again (and again); once again; yet again
to throw at; to turn; to raise
hostility; antagonism; opposition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
authority; power; influence