trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
direct appeal; direct petition
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to thrust away; to send flying
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge