selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
in accordance with plans; just as planned
near; close; beside; third person
leadership; initiative; spearhead
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
much less; to say nothing of
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
individual; private person; personal; private
to cease; to stop; to be over
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to look upwards; to look up
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
small number; few; minority
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
amount of material resources
chance (of success); odds
almost; roughly; approximately
not long has passed since ...
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty