defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
imperial headquarters announcement
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
strong interaction; strong force
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
genuine; authentic; true; real
way (of doing); manner; method; means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
preliminary step; first step
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
after a long time; for the first time in a while
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
good humour (humor); good mood
relieving; refreshing; satisfying
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
soon; before long; in the near future
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way