disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
cosmopolitan; world citizen
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
extermination; expulsion; destruction
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
life; living; I; me; student
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
though; notwithstanding; although