victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to not take seriously; to take lightly
that is to say; so that means
dozens; scores of; decades
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
chain; series; connection; linkage
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
in the meanwhile; during the time
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
radiant smile; contented smile
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
good young man; agreeable youth
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
suited figure; person in a suit