impossible to do (although wants to)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
specialization; specialisation
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
carelessly; inattentively
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
around the world; throughout the world
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding