pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
great victory; crushing victory
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to be fired up with enthusiasm for accomplishing something
failure; mistake; blunder
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
trouble; quarrel; dispute
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
letting (someone) die without helping
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to lead someone around by the nose
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control