taking (something) seriously
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
hostility; antagonism; opposition
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
imprisonment; incarceration
9th day of the month; nine days
organization; organisation; forming
having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face
base; stronghold; main fort; home base; home plate
opposing militarism; anti-military sentiment; anti-war stance; rebel army; mutinous troops; insurgents
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
competing; competition; auction
to have a rumor circulating
false rumor; false rumour
concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation
in terms of; from the point of view of
arrogant; haughty; insolent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
before it happens; beforehand