A Martial Law

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relating to soldiers, war, or life in the armed forces
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martial
learning expertise in Japanese martial arts has its price - bruised legs are standard badges of honour.
continued effort and determination:
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perseverance
Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top.
to improve or increase something:
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boost
with perseverance martial arts can boost mental alertness and physical strength, and relieve tension.
making you feel confused because you cannot decide what you want:
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bewildering
The college offers a bewildering range of courses.
to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing:
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subdue
The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
wishing to fight or argue:
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belligerent
She was so belligerent that I gave up trying to explain
to use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something:
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draw on
His novels draw heavily on his childhood. drew | drawn
to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it:
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pin
It's claimed he once pinned a famous sumo wrestler to the ground using just one finger.
a short story that tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact, or literature of this type:
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fable
the fable of the tortoise and the hare
very bad:
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dire
mainly UK informal
I thought her latest book was dire!
an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly:
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preconception
Try to go into the meeting without too many preconceptions about what the other group wants.

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