to defend oneself; to protect oneself
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
everything; anything; nothing
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment