to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
reopening; resumption; restarting
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
truly; really; genuinely; indeed
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to lose sight of; to miss
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
change; transition; vicissitudes
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread