none other than; ... himself; ... herself
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
perfect; complete; flawless
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
river; stream; River; the ... river
article; news story; report; account
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
decision; settlement; definition
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to eat too much; to overeat
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
counter for drops of liquid
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to imitate; to follow; to emulate