counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to put one's strength into
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
is something that; is that which
at once; immediately; right now
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
study; pursuit of knowledge
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
library (usu. single-room); small library
studying very hard; studying like mad