check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
interest; rights; concession
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
this world; this life; world of the living
at first; in the beginning; originally
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
maintenance; preservation; improvement
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stop (plug) one's ears
to crouch; to squat; to cower
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(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"
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
switching over to; migration; transition
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
form of government; system of government; polity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)