solitude; loneliness; isolation
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
light trap (for killing insects)
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to stay calm; to keep cool
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to bring back; to restore
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to rank next to; to come after
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
great war; great battle; world war
to finish; to end; to close
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive