opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
casualties; injuries and deaths
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
determination; conviction
decision; determination; resolution
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
another; different; something else
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
important post; important office; key position
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
last night; yesterday evening
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to shoot or fire off an arrow
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
independence; self-reliance
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends