to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
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.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to be too numerous; to be too much
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
just because; even if; even though
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
imagination; supposition; guess
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten