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
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
(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 size (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 ...); (somebody's) side
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
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
right in the midst of; right at the height of
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
society; the world; the times
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
on one hand; on the other hand