promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
general public; the masses
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
negative emotions; negative feelings
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
individual; one by one; separate; each
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
similar figures (in geometry)
silence; stillness; quietness
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
falling over; toppling sideways