even if ...; even supposing that ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
resignation; acceptance; consolation
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth