tragic but brave; heroic; grim
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
unqualified; without qualifications
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
audience (with someone of high standing)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
leader; guide; mentor; coach
occasional; infrequent; rare
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to be profitable; to yield a profit
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
visit (from someone); call
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to run down (stairs, etc.)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to graduate from a university
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
moneylending; moneylender
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...