placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
general mobilization; full mobilization
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
dishwashing; doing dishes
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to run through; to run past
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
new record (in sports, etc.)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
talk; recital; narration; topic
silence; stillness; quietness
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event