hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
when it becomes; when it comes to
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
how; in what way; how about
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
last ray of hope; only hope
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to have meaning; to be meaningful
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
very likely; very probable
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie