scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to take advantage of an opportunity
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
enemy castle; enemy fortress
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
threat; intimidation; menace
each; respectively; individually; separately
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
how; in what way; by what means
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
calming down; quieting down
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)