origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to become empty; to be emptied
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
defense capability; defence capability
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
modesty; humility; being humble
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
whole story; full picture; full particulars
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
reinforcement; strengthening
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
on hand; readily available
in the end; at the end of the day
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)