black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
moving; touching; stirring
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
half the body; half length
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to collect; to assemble; to gather
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
advance; moving forward; progress
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you