standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
hostile relations; hostile relationship
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
supervised; under surveillance
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
at a moment's notice; readily
to install; to equip; to mount
richly colored; richly coloured
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
what's that?; what the...
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
about the same; about equal to; close match
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
remarkable; striking; obvious
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
attack; assault; attempt; try
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged