to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
successive generations; successive emperors
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to shake; to waver; to tremble
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to become possible; to become able to (do)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to cry and shout; to scream
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sign; indication; omen; symptom
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
witnessing; observing; sighting
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other