document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to take over; to hand over
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
short distance; short range; short-haul
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
specialized; specialised; boutique
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
connection; linking; linkage; link
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
only; merely; but; no more than
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
wound suffered in a fight
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to gaze out at; to look out over
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood