quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
accomplishment; execution
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
person concerned; interested party; related party
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
impossible; unlikely; improbable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
book; volume; this; present; main; head
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes