disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to temper thoroughly; to train well
armed forces; military; troops
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
society; public; community; social studies
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
descendant; progeny; offspring
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
underground organization; underground organisation
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself