old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
peace agreement; peace accord
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
(courteous) invitation; call
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to squint (one eye); to narrow
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty