to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in unison; as one; united
on the occasion of; at the time of
one by one; one after another; successively
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to join forces; to cooperate
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to take command; to give direction
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
pre-war days; before the war
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to spit out; to eject; to dump
all present; all concerned; all of us
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to have the privilege of doing