defeat; loss; reverse; setback
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
other side; opposite side; other party
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
that is to say; so that means
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
conventionality; triteness
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
danger; peril; hazard; risk
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
regret; repentance; remorse
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
two (long cylindrical things)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly