to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
confusion; distraction; derangement
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to not believe one's ears
until now; so far; up to the present
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
how many people; a number of people
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
if you think about it; come to think of it
one by one; one after another; successively
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to laugh away; to laugh off
curse; spell; malediction
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
head; brains; intellect; understanding