due form; official; formality
evening sky; twilight sky
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
rather; sooner; preferably
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
long ago; already; a long time ago
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
bunch of flowers; bouquet
like that; that way; thus
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
delicious; appetizing; appetising
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
head; lead; vanguard; first
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve