about this time; about now
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
when it becomes; when it comes to
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
melancholy; gloom; depression
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to stop talking; to be silent
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
protracted war; war of attrition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)