fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
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
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
reform; reformation; reorganization
contradiction; inconsistency
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
management; administration; operation
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
individual; private person; personal; natural person
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
reality; actuality; hard fact
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity