force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nonetheless; nevertheless
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
one's attitude; state of affairs
both sides; two sides; double-sided
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
conviction; belief; confidence
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
distortion; falsification; perversion
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to soak into; to permeate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
soldier; combatant; warrior
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway