attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; such is life
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
all; entire; whole; altogether
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take away; to carry off
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed