to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
stay of execution; suspended sentence
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
final; eventual; ultimate
resolution; vote; decision
adoption; selection; choice
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intelligence gathering; information gathering
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
way; method; means; resource; course
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
action of making something; -ification
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
prize money; monetary award; reward
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
depending on; dependent on
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
(in the process of) connecting
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition