dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
proposal; motion; recommendation
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to gain fame; to make one's name
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to be hesitant; to feel timid
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to detain; to check; to restrain
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
death rate; mortality rate
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to like; to love; to be fond of
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
comfort; consolation; diversion
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
having lost face; in a bind