losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
total energy; all efforts
rational; reasonable; logical
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
both; both sides; both parties
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
(political) administration; political power
several years; a few years
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
every other; second; alternate
have to do; must; should; ought to
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
maritime; marine transportation
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
heavy bombing; intensive bombing
cause of a disease; root of an evil
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
offense and defense; offence and defence
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered