clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
middle period; medium-term
an issue being settled; a case being closed
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principal; main; important; fashionable
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
three; three years of age
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
otherwise; or else; if not
to accept; to receive; to agree
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
general idea; concept; notion
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off