war; fighting; fierce competition
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to drop; to let fall; to omit
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
authenticity; credibility
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
official business; public business
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
becoming active; increase in activity
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
no way to do; nothing can be done
place; position; location; position; standing; status
border (between countries); national border
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top