appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
very much; exceedingly; extremely
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
ex post facto report; report after the event
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
goodness; excellence; virtue
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
if it is the case that ...
loser; defeated person; the defeated
New Year's Eve; end of the year
many; numerous; various; large number of
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to cut off (a relationship)