to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
party; set; gang; company; person
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to be found; to be discovered
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(appropriate for) one's age
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
it is I who should say so
out of character; unlike one
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
clearing one's throat; cough
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike