one's long-cherished desire
offense; offence; method of attack
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to break the silence; to break one's silence
protracted war; war of attrition
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
sooner or later; in time; eventually
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
certainly; surely; definitely
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
armchair theory; impracticable theory
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
vice; immorality; corruption