to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to well up; to burst; to arise
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to bring back; to restore
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
study; learning; tutorial
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
busy; having no (free) time
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
this and that; one thing or another
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
much less; to say nothing of
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter