to blaze; to burn brightly
numeric operation; numeric calculation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
various; many; all kinds of
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
establishment; settlement
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lean against; to set against
clearly; distinctly; vividly
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
in the meantime; meanwhile
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
successively; one after another
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
totally willing; fully motivated
demonstration; show of force
yoke; constraints; oppression
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
undisputed; entirely; perfect
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
to look away; to turn away
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
last days; the end; one's fate