keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
successive generations; successive emperors
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
melting; fusion; liquefaction
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
vitality; (one's) life force
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
pleasant feeling; good vibes
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
troubled face; worried expression
to press against each other; to huddle together
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind