preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
person of common sense; common sense man
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
had better ...; had better not ...
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
urbanization; urbanisation
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
of course; certainly; naturally
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beginning; outset; first; onset
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
these guys; these fellows