all times and places; all ages and countries
great commander; famous commander
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to say no more; to sink into silence
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
in succession; one by one
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
according to plan; as planned; on target
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
condition; situation; prospects
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure