to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
feeling good; feeling pleasant
how many years; how long; what year
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to pay attention; to be watchful
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
optimism; taking an optimistic view
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
(religious) faith; belief; creed
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now