actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just because; even if; even though
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there is nothing; having nothing
harm; injury; evil (influence)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
by means of; due to; because of; according to
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
irritation; annoyance; frustration
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
self-defense; self-defence
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death