ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be prolonged; to drag on
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
unrequited love; one-sided love
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
imagination; supposition; guess
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be worried; to be troubled
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to talk to oneself; to mutter
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how can (one) do something
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
twice; again; second time
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued