Indomitable (spirit) *** Impregnable (proof)

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–adjective 

that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, 

or 

courage; unconquerable: an indomitable [warrior].



—Synonyms 

unyielding. See invincible.



Invincible, impregnable, indomitable suggest that which cannot be overcome or mastered. 



Invincible is applied to that which cannot be conquered in combat or war, or overcome or subdued in any manner: an invincible [army]; invincible courage. 



Impregnable is applied to a place or position that cannot be taken by assault or siege, and hence to whatever is proof against attack: an impregnable [fortress]; impregnable [virtue]. 



Indomitable implies having an unyielding spirit, or stubborn persistence in the face of opposition or difficulty: indomitable [will]. 



—Antonyms 

yielding.





　

The first inkling that this might not be so comes with the attack on the barge. Rachel, though shot in the head, swims to safety, 



with the [wound] diminishing swiftly to a nasty [graze] 

and, 

one scene later, to an unblemished [brow]. 



blemish

–verb (used with object) 

1. to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The [book] is blemished by those long, ineffective [descriptions]. 

–noun 

2. a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.

3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his [record].  





　

This could prove a problem in the U.S., as the film defiantly doesn't fall into the normal Hollywood-style, heart-on-sleeve template of nasty Nazis, persecuted Jews and unconflicted resistance warriors. It's also many notches above his earlier WWII drama, the heroic Soldier of Orange (1977), in complexity and production values.



Such is the template to which Verhoeven [cleaves]: 



no suffering is so dire that 

it cannot be [endured] and then [erased], to be [replaced]

—in Rachel’s case

—with an indomitable smile. 



After her first encounter with Müntze, on a train (he offers to carry her bags, unaware that they are stuffed with weapons), she strolls away down the platform 



with a [puff] of relief on her [lips].



template

a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work. 

cleave

They cleaved a [path] through the wilderness.

cleave [to] [old] customs





2.51  不改變

bigotry

which has an endless bigotry-friendly pocket book to give to [Proposition 8] in California.



2.52 減輕

assuage

to assuage one's [grief] [hunger] [fears]

abate

to abate a [tax] 

to abate one's [enthusiasm]  

The [storm] has abated. 

The [pain] in his shoulder finally abated.  

mitigate

mollify, allay, appease

militate

have effect or influence

This criticism in no way militates [against] your going ahead with your research. 



2.53 加重放大

turgid (swollen) turgid [language]

turbid (dark & muddy)

bloat

Overeating bloated their [bellies]. 

The promotion has bloated his [ego] to an alarming degree.

to [cure] (fishes) as bloaters. 



cadre

They hoped to form a [cadre] of veteran party [members]. 

Nubile





batten down the [hatches]

to grow fat, The [landlord] battened on the [rents] of his poor tenants.   

board-and-batten

pallet 



shingle

slate

crate 

They're still driving around in the old crate they bought [20 years ago].  

a crate of [oranges]

scaffold

kaleidoscope 



funnel

They funneled all income [into] research projects.

It also will be funneled [through] IFC's exclusive video rental deal



caliber & calibrate

a sales strategy calibrated [to] rich investors.  

The emotional nuances in Eric Rohmer's movies are so [carefully] calibrated that

peg

of a [budget] currently pegged [at] $8.65 

The [feature] on the chief of police was pegged on the [riots].  

to peg away [at] a [homework] assignment.  

I guess that'll take him [down] a peg!  

Pallet