raising an army; launching business
moaning; muttering; complaining
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
large tree; big tree; huge tree
dark of the night; darkness of the night
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to toady; to be obsequious
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
squared timber; rectangular lumber
one's manners; one's attitude