thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
sentiment; sentimentality
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to face on; to look out on to
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
vitality; (one's) life force
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
flash (of light); glint; schiller
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry