study of foreign languages; linguistics
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to blow out; to spout out
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
handrail; railing; banister
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
living person; the living
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
worry; fear; anxiety; concern