to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
at first; initially; in the beginning
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
curse; spell; malediction
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
complete works; complete collection; complete series
place; situation; position; location
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
war; fighting; fierce competition
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
a long time ago; in those days
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch