tension; tensile strength
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
gale; strong wind; high wind
to badger; to pester; to beg
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
tradition; legend; folklore
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
far away in the distance; in the far distance
scene; spectacle; sight; view
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to hide; to keep to oneself
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
nothing but; none other than
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that