via; through; by doing; by means of; using
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
successor; replacement; second wife
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
not at all; not in the least
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
nature; property; disposition
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
convenient; expedient; makeshift
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
return fire; shooting back
slight; little; insignificant
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
doing whatever one pleases
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant