hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
possible; likely; probable
state of the war; war situation
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
based on; on the basis of
special; particular; peculiar; unique
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
man of the future; Homo futurus
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
general idea; concept; notion
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
parallel world; parallel universe
event; phenomenon; matter
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
only; merely; but; no more than
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
incident; affair; happening; event
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony