guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
ending up right back where one started
next term; next period; next version; next release
to offer (put up) resistance
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
natural disaster; cataclysm
creation (of the universe); the Creation
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
cracks or fissures in the ground
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
right in the middle (of); midst; height
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to make a speech; to address
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it