elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to detain; to check; to restrain
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
intermission (between acts); interlude
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
tool; implement; means; furniture
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
it is not (like that) either
everybody; every last one of them; all
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
to become empty; to be emptied