with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
clearing one's throat; cough
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
that is to say; so that means
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
both; both sides; both parties
that is to say; so that means
since the dawn of history
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
world's first; first in the world
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
colonization; colonisation
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over