at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to live; to reside; to inhabit
subject; national; citizen
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to join forces; to cooperate
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
this (very thing); this precisely
reason; grounds; circumstances
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to boil strongly; to be excited
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
self-control; self-restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly