to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
what proportion; what percentage
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
one by one; in detail; minutely
how many years; how long; what year
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
being in love with each other
pardon; remission; amnesty
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
state secrets; secrets of the state
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to become red; to redden; to blush
secrecy; highly classified information
to accuse someone; to charge someone
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
nice; likeable; desirable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
black kite (Milvus migrans)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
ditch with running water; drainage channel