of course; certainly; naturally
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
nice; likeable; desirable
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
reality; actuality; hard fact
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
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
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
once upon a time; a long time ago
people; men and women; each person; everybody
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to fight to the bitter end
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to recover consciousness; to come to
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
soldier; tactician; strategist