willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
preliminary investigation; preparation
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
sympathy; compassion; pity
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
competent; suitable; qualified
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
release; liberation; acquittal
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
just because; even if; even though
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
two times; twice; two degrees
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to stiffen; to become stiff
perfect; complete; flawless
although I say; although one might say; although called
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar