to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
not necessarily so; is not always true
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
cares; ill feeling; reserve
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
distinction; discrimination
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
way (of doing); manner; method; means
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
attractive middle-aged man
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
ancient time; age of the gods
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
righteousness; justice; right
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)