to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
several years; a few years
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
moaning; muttering; complaining
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to understand; to make out
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
intelligence gathering; information gathering
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
a little bit; a little while
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child