to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
offering a full report to a superior
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
again and again; repeatedly
certain; definite; clear; credible
executives; top management; governing body
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
invitation; introduction; temptation
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
head start; initiative; preemption
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
rearrangement; reorganization; recounting (an event)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
left side; left-hand side
(necessary) personnel; required person
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate