to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
inside; interior; inner part
to gain strength; to have energy
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
wicked heart; evil design
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sick person; patient; invalid
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
elegance; taste; refinement
to look down on; to make light of
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish