security; stability; safety; peace
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
even more; still more; further
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to continue to do; to persist in doing
encouragement; urging; spurring on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
chance; opportunity; occasion
to ask a question; to ask questions
front; frontage; facade; main
recommendation; endorsement
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
difficult problem; challenge
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)