at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
welcome; (warm) reception
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
thoughtful; deep-thinking
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
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)
human; human-like; as a person
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
physical condition; state of health; shape
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
war; battle; match; game; competition
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
declaration; proclamation; announcement
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
edict; ordinance; proclamation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed