half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
feeling of a house or a room
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
exit; way out; outlet; vent
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
in name only; titular; nominal
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
inside; interior; inner part
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
you could say that; that might be so
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound