looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
end of life; death; annihilation
to be perturbed; to be agitated
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
steady advance; carrying all before one
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
practice by repetition; learning by rote
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to rank next to; to come after
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to yell; to rant; to rave
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to surround; to crowd around
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
(right at the) side; just beside
two (long cylindrical things)
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
but; however; provided that
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis