impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
undisputed; entirely; perfect
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
extensive; vast range; wide scope
Le Monde (French newspaper)
commandant; commanding officer; general
our country; our land; one's own country
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to run down (stairs, etc.)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in