lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to become decrepit; to become senile
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
one of these days; someday; one day
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
innumerable changes; infinite variety
big talk; boasting; bragging
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me