to wring the neck; to strangle
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
troops; group members; team members
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
visual confirmation; sighting
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
round; spherical; circular
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
all sorts of; all kinds of
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
self-control; self-restraint
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
unidentifiable; unidentified
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
condition; state (of health); appearance
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about