airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
distant look; faraway look
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
burned down; entirely destroyed
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
suspicious-looking; fishy
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
department; bureau; section; part
greeting; a fine thing to say
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
place for relaxation and refreshment
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
leader of a charge; first to arrive