shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to turn towards; to point
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
difficult to ...; hard to ...
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood