to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
decision; determination; resolution
petty underling; small fry
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
calm; composed; cool; quiet
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
supporting role (actor); minor role
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding