conviction; belief; confidence
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
in one's hands; in one's control
possible; likely; probable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
covert action; covert operations
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
calm; composed; cool; quiet
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
correction; revision; amendment
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
threat; intimidation; menace
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
way of dealing with someone; attitude
use; utilization; utilisation; application
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement