difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
I see; that's right; indeed
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
rational; reasonable; logical
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
smoothly; easily; readily
to be at a loss for words
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
fifth day of the month; five days
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to pause; to have a short intermission
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
worry; mental agony; heartache
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
official announcement; proclamation
story; tale; talk; discussion
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of