power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to shake one's head (in denial)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
though; notwithstanding; although
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
intercept; interception; counter-attack
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
product; produce; result; fruit
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about