point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
forced to use; forced into a position
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
expression; look; countenance; face
single-mother household; fatherless family
odds and ends; all; every
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to be absorbed in reading
building (construction) site
since then; from that time; ever since
powerful person; influential person
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
requisition; commandeering; conscription
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
study (of something); discussion; discourse
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
all you want; as much as one wants
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
administration (of medicine)
individual differences; personal equation
disintegration; self-destruction