to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
major war; great war; world war
script; libretto; scenario
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
stealthily; secretly; in secret
gentle; mild; meek; tender
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
hegemony; leadership; initiative
penetration; permeation; transmission
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
special training; intensive training; crash course
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
when you get to the destination
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
the whole day; all the day
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
terrain; geographical features; topography