pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
sudden change; complete change
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
calamity; disaster; misfortune
moment by moment; hour by hour
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
instability; insecurity; crankiness
fate; destiny; predestination
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
process; course; mechanism
to stare back (at); to glare back
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
in accordance with; according to
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
success or failure; result
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting