long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
contradiction; inconsistency
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
lying face down; upside down; prone
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
by all means; by all costs
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
and; thereupon; because of that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
absorption; suction; attraction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
very great; enormous; serious
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
decision; determination; resolution
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff