condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
proposal; proposition; suggestion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
firm; strong; solid; stable
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
training; drill; practice; discipline
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to entrust; to leave to a person
The Confederate States of America
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out