power; authority; influence
mental; spiritual; emotional
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
thorough; exhaustive; complete
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
programme; program; plans; arrangements
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (one's eyes); to shut
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
more than usual; especially; particularly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
physical condition; state of health
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone