stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
at least; at most; (even) just
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
pressure; oppression; suppression
diplomatic; diplomatically
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
inexpert or untrained eyes
to hold fast; to protect to the end
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
detailed; minute; articulate
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to replace; to move; to change the position of
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
(going straight) from heaven to hell