along the river; riverside
period of time; time slot; time zone
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
oppression; suppression; pressure
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
in deep black; in jet black
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
water's edge; beach; foreshore
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
salty sea breeze; salt wind
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell