stealthily; secretly; in secret
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
with a friendly grin; smilingly
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
company; corporation; workplace
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
after that; afterwards; thereafter
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
don't you think?; indicates question
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
ignorant of the ways of the world
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
armed forces; military; troops