persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
settlement; solution; resolution
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
main cause; primary factor
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wherein; therein; thereinto
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to move forward; to move on
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
successively; one after another
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all