hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
cannot be helped; unavoidable
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
older half-brother (by a different mother)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
distant place; faraway location; far away
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
fortifying; fortification
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(not) even once; (not) ever
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
matter of time; question of time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to turn against; to become an enemy
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than