fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
all you want; as much as one wants
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
death in battle; death on the battlefield
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
honor; honour; credit; prestige
rebel; traitor; insurgent
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate