cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
extermination; annihilation
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
such; this sort of; like this
consequence; outcome; result; blame
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
independence; self-reliance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
like that; that way; thus
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...