volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
on countless occasions; many a time
official history; authorized history
historic; historical; traditional
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
mobilization; mobilisation
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
detached; aloof; indifferent
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
on board a ship; aboard a ship
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
everything; anything; nothing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered