to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be able to manage somehow or another
reaching; attaining; arrival
outbreak of war; starting a war
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
having said that; be that as it may
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
start; leaving; marching off
urban area; urban district
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
edict; ordinance; proclamation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology