daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to become clear; to be made public
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
from the beginning; from scratch
development; exploitation
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
factory; plant; mill; workshop
just one person; only one
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability