sanity; consciousness; soberness
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
hostility; antagonism; opposition
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
legal; lawful; legitimate
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
place; position; location; position; standing; status
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
commander; general; leader
head; chief; boss; leader
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
conviction; belief; confidence
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
good young man; agreeable youth
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
you could say that; that might be so
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
choice; selection; option
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to