inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
thousand years; millennium; eternity
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to focus on particular aspects of things
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
all-or-nothing; uncompromising; risking all
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
source of worry; source of distress
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
union; joining; conjugation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
final adjustment; final coordination