opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
having no idea; having no clue
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
military service; combat experience
for this very reason; that is exactly why
but; however; provided that
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
battlefield; battleground
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
eternity; perpetuity; permanence