even if ...; even supposing that ...
to ask a question; to ask questions
secrecy; highly classified information
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to find out; to discover; to locate
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
by myself; in person; by oneself
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
imprisonment; incarceration
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
enemy territory; hostile place
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return