ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
because of; owing to; due to
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
suggestion; hint; implication
wastewater; waste water; liquid waste; black water
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(theatrical) fighting scene
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to stay (at); to stop (at)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
victim; injured party; sufferer