to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
stillness; repose; standing still
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
extermination; annihilation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to become pale; to turn pale
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
armor and helmet (armour)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
major war; great war; world war
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
about when; about what time; how soon
as a child; when one was a child
generation; the world; the age
old body; aged person; elderly person
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance