to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to have one's horizons broadened
all night; throughout the night
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
moment; brief space of time
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
tenth day of the month; ten days
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to jump at; to be attracted by
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
salty sea breeze; salt wind
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
one way or the other; either way
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind