to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
natural disaster; cataclysm
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
how many people; a number of people
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to get between; to be caught in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
while; during (the time when)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
again; once more; a second time
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
both hands; both arms; ten
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to