opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
recovery; rescue; recapture
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
river; stream; River; the ... river
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
justice; fairness; impartiality
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
mental image; mental picture; image
in the same way as; just like
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
activation; invigoration; stimulation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)