to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
chair; stool; post; office; position
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to gain fame; to make one's name
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
generation; the world; the age
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of