cooperation; collaboration
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
selection; choice; option
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
in unison; as one; united
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too much; excessively; too
instability; insecurity; crankiness
self-defense; self-defence
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
such; this sort of; like this
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion