to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
nobody can win against advancing age
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
trapdoor; trap door; flap door
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
four corners; four ordinal directions
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
traditional; conventional
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
six (long cylindrical things)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
offense and defense; offence and defence
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
remnants of a defeated army
mountain range; mountain belt
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
shout of victory; cry of triumph
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest