to become better; to improve
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
striking; remarkable; considerable
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
maximum number; maximum; limit
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
long ago; a long time ago; already
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
gradually; slowly but steadily
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
that is to say; so that means
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse