gradually; slowly but steadily
chief; main; principal; major
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
personal feelings; self-interest
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
fort; stronghold; fortification
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to behave well (of a child)