ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to tower above; to stand out
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
adherent; devotee; believer
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(political) power; authority; influence
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to temper thoroughly; to train well
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
woman; female; feminine gender
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
descendant; posterity; offspring
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to turn towards; to point