readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
tide; current; tendency; trend
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mental; spiritual; emotional
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to live through; to survive
troubled times; turbulent times
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
long ago; already; a long time ago
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to thrust before; to thrust at
trust; confidence; credence
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry