to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
both; both sides; both parties
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
be (that) as it may; having said that
book; volume; this; present; main; head
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
protracted war; war of attrition
should; must; -able; probably; likely
left side; left-hand side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
go that far; to that extent
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
serious wound; serious injury
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation