cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to think of; to come up with
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
battle formation; military formation