fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
in history; ever; historical
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
script; libretto; scenario
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to force out corruption; to drive away misconduct; to clean up; (lit.) to drain out pus
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
casting (of roles); casting
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
extremely; terrifically; super
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
proposal; proposition; suggestion
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
alarming; worrisome; of concern
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
hedge; fence; border; limit
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy