(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
belief; faith; conviction
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
goodness; excellence; virtue
war; fighting; fierce competition
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sour look; surly face; pout
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
for the first time in one's life
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; room; margin; scope
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
duty; obligation; responsibility
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued