pair; the two; both persons; both things
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
interior; inside; internal
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
something like ...; something called ...
but; however; provided that
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
ostensible (surface) reason
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
selection; choice; option
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
if it is the case that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
exactly as stated; verbatim
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish