test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
apparent; obvious; very clear
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
being bunched up together; being crowded together
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to hide; to keep to oneself
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
many; a lot; much; multitude
to fight to the bitter end
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
had better ...; had better not ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to overflow from something full
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something