high laced shoes or boots
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
your body; your health; yourself; you
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
reduction by half; halving
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
overlooking; turning a blind eye
useful thing; usable article
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
creak; squeak; creaking sound
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
bipartite; in two parts; double
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
somersault; looping-the-loop
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
all that one has; all that there is; the whole