examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to rule; to govern; to administer
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to become settled; to be fixed
other; another; over; more than; I; me
unwanted child; shunned child
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to step forward; to take a step forward
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter