other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
way of talking; speaking style
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
little by little; bit by bit
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to have a talk; to tell a story
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be conspicuous; to stand out
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hegemony; leadership; initiative
outline; summary; gist; basic points