exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
rational; reasonable; logical
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
indicate reason; infers some protest
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
around the clock; day and night
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation