to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
visual hallucination; vision
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to pass (of time); to elapse
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
smoothly; easily; readily
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to look into; to peep into; to peer into