blunder; miss; slip; oversight
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
murder; killing; murderer
neat and clean; tidy; trim
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
opinion; intention; thought
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to fight against; to oppose; to face
everybody; every last one of them; all
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
quality (of a product or a service)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
certainly; surely; definitely
spirit; heart; disposition
leading person; foremost figure
match; game; bout; contest
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
future prospects; promise
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
several weeks; a few weeks
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence