ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
older brother; elder brother
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
by sheer strength; by brute force
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
main cause; primary factor
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
manner of using one's hands
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shake; to sway; to waver
to take a breath; to take a short rest
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to punish; to penalize; to penalise