to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
few decades; many decades; several decades
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
reopening; resumption; restarting
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
fate; destiny; predestination
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date