wife and children; (arch.) wife
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
several million; millions (of)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
child; young lad; stripling; greenhorn; inexperienced person
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to say; to tell; to state; to do
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
what kind of; what sort of; what
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
offering a full report to a superior
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
sabotage; subversive activities
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
great war; great battle; world war
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
maintenance; preservation; improvement