August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to mix; to stir; to blend
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
prospects of victory; chances of success
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to cause someone to worry
selection; choice; option
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to claim victims; to leave casualties
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
strongest ever; most powerful in history
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
together; mutually; fellow