century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
unmarried; not yet married
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
perfect; complete; flawless
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
head start; initiative; preemption
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
already; now; no longer; not any more
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be smeared; to be covered