characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
grassy field; grassland; meadow
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to lie down; to throw oneself down
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
attenuation; damping; decay
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
yoke; constraints; oppression
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
prospects of victory; chances of success
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
(not) even with; (not) even using
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to turn against; to become an enemy
disputed area; contested land; territory under dispute
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
in its entirety; whole; wholly
royal line; royal descendants