to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
amount of light; quantity of light
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sign of remorse; indication of regret
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
in the end; at the end of the day
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
society; the world; the times
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
slightly early; just before
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful