existential threat; life-or-death crisis
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to tighten; to press hard
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
belligerence; fighting spirit
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
support; backing; aid; assistance
clear; precise; definite; distinct
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
chief vassal; senior statesman
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
towering; astonishingly high
big man; large man; tall man; giant
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se