prospects of victory; chances of success
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
that; the matter in question
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
firm; strong; solid; stable
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
development; exploitation
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
grasp; catch; understanding
almost every day; almost daily
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
large number (of); many; majority
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
matter to be checked or investigated
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)