robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
late at night; small hours of the morning
to knock down; to knock off
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
several times; a few times
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
training; drill; practice; discipline
ceramics technique using white clay underneath a transparent glaze
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
war of succession; succession war
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
likability; favorability; popularity
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet