youth; springtime of life; adolescent
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
like that; that way; thus
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
personification; impersonation; embodiment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
long ago; already; a long time ago
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
rather; sooner; preferably
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
evening sky; twilight sky
due form; official; formality