fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
temple; shrine; sanctuary
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
results (of a study or investigation)
about when; about what time; how soon
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
health; healthy; sound; fit
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily