to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
error of judgment; miscalculation
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
pointing out; identification
clearly; distinctly; vividly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to pause; to have a short intermission
common front; united front
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
chance (of success); odds
to get help; to enlist aid
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
natural virtue; personal virtue
something like ...; something called ...
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
winner-takes-all (system)
international; diplomatic intercourse
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
one's share; one's portion
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
otherwise; or else; if not