that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
outbreak of war; starting a war
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
success or failure; outcome; result
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to establish; to formulate
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to be prolonged; to drag on
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
pessimism; weariness with life
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
whole story; full picture; full particulars
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
group; party; team; squad; section