loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
even more; still more; further
to claim victims; to leave casualties
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
information bureau; intelligence department
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
understanding (between the two)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
some other time; another time
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
how; in what way; I wonder
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of