the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
surrender (fall) of a castle
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
edict; ordinance; proclamation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
nice; good; well-executed
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
calamity; misfortune; disaster
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
power plant; power station