lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to give a round of applause; to applaud
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
great commander; famous commander
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
our country; our land; one's own country
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
severe earthquake; violent tremor
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
short squeeze; loss-cutting of short positions
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
normalcy; normality; normal
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
return of something; repayment
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality