preference; priority; precedence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
hostility; antagonism; opposition
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
armed forces; military; troops
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
underground organization; underground organisation
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
split; division; break up
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
surface of the earth; ground surface
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
on the sea; surface of the sea
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)