I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to begin talking; to open up
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
final; eventual; ultimate
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
our country; our land; one's own country
people; citizens; subjects; folk
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
popular will; will of the people
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate