gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
whole story; full picture; full particulars
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
different opinion; objection
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make an appeal; to urge
patriarch; head of a family
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
district; section; sector
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
street at night; making a night journey
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to