serious look (on one's face); straight face
to perceive; to understand
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
determination; conviction
decision; determination; resolution
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Island; insula; island; islet
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
maintenance; preservation; improvement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
commencing with; including
advanced level; high grade; senior
some people; a few people; several people
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
outside the country; abroad
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...