time; hour; period; class
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
knowing; (an) acquaintance
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
possible; likely; probable
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
everybody; every last one of them; all
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
troubled times; turbulent times
marriage ceremony; wedding
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood