groundless rumor (rumour)
to spread; to be propagated
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
already; now; no longer; not any more
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
commander; general; leader
to mix; to stir; to blend
unwanted child; shunned child
rather; sooner; preferably
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
righteousness; justice; right
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally