ideally; if one were to wish for more
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
safety zone; traffic island
hastily made; improvised preparation
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
long-awaited; much-awaited
prickling; stinging; tingling
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be able to manage somehow or another
transport; transportation
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to give; to do (something) for
(not) a single person; (no) one
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
how many years; how long; what year
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
thereupon; shortly thereafter
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
initiation into an art or discipline