opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to do for (the sake of someone else)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
right (to do something); authority; power
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
government body; government agency
timewise; temporal; chronal
down to earth; reasonable
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
dukedom; duchy; principality
civilian in military employ
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
consists of; comprises; is made up of
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate