to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
both; both sides; both parties
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
leaving everything up to someone else
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
call; summons; convening; convocation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
riskiness; (level of) danger
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
preparatory phase; preparatory period
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
how many people; a number of people
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
based on; built on; made from
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
naturally; of course; understandably
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
those (near the second person)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
that's true; of course; obviously