tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be smeared; to be covered
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to subsist; to keep on living
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide