to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
starting point; starting line
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to take over; to hand over
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
point of departure; initial point; starting point
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
as far as the eye can see
armory; armoury; ordnance department
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
all around; as far as the eye can see
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
considerably; greatly; a lot
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
time; season; period; phase; stage
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
being left out; being ostracized
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
danger; peril; hazard; risk
cooperation; collaboration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
process; course; mechanism
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself