to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to give; to do (something) for
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
spread; span; expanse; extent
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
like this; this sort; this way
to complete decisively; to do to completion
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to become misty; to become hazy
idealistic thought (argument)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
offering a full report to a superior
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
wintery; atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
since when; from when; how long
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace