to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
individual; private person; personal; natural person
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event