senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
that is to say; so that means
difference; variation; difference
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how much; how many; to what extent
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
(penalty of) imprisonment
imprisonment; incarceration
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
competent; suitable; qualified
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
major incident; major happening; big scandal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
very small; tiny; insignificant
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
countermeasure; counter-measure