to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
reaching; attaining; arrival
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
river; stream; River; the ... river
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
silence (not speaking); muteness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to sink (into); to get depressed
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
inside; interior; inner part
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
messenger; envoy; emissary
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in