scene; sight; scenario; setting
imposing stance; daunting pose
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to lie down; to throw oneself down
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
war; fighting; fierce competition
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
in succession; one by one
this and that; one thing or another
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
remembrance; recollection; recognition
parent-child relationship
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
riskiness; (level of) danger
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to flare up; to fly into a rage
such ... as; or some such
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit