complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
presumption; assumption; estimation
transport ship; troop ship
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
long military service; having experienced many battles
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
bluff; false show of power; bold front
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
this for sure; certainly is
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention