brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to see through; to see the true nature of something
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
advance; moving forward; progress
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
whispering into a person's ear
preference; priority; precedence
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation