leisure time; idle moment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
riparian works; flood-control works
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
be (that) as it may; having said that
no exception; without exception; always the same
to temper thoroughly; to train well
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
hunting ground; hunting preserve
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
of no interest; not interested
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)