blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
ignorant of the ways of the world
long military service; having experienced many battles
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
war; fighting; fierce competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
power; might; authority; influence
in good health; alive and well; going strong
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of