failure; mistake; blunder
accumulation; accumulate; store
to attack; to assault; to assail
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
headquarters; head office; main office
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
speculation; thinking; meditation
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
lying face down; upside down; prone
index; indices; indicator
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
event; phenomenon; matter
eagle (Accipitridae family)
each nation; many nations; many countries
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
amount of precipitation; precipitation
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
as you see; as you can see