counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
curl; curly hair; ringlet
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
order of chivalry; chivalric order
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pride; dignity; self-worth
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to live; to reside; to inhabit
imagination; supposition; guess
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
innermost depths of one's heart
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin