origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
family; members of a family
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
though; notwithstanding; although
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
script; screenplay; scenario
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
feeling; sense; impression
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed