difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to burst open; to pop; to split
two times; twice; two degrees
on countless occasions; many a time
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
temporary; transitory; short-lived
granted that; even if; even though
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to put one's strength into
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
ten (long cylindrical things)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)