story of one's experiences
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
if so; in that case; in that situation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to happen to hear; to overhear
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to come and go; to go back and forth
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
that kind; competition; match
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...