one's first campaign; one's first battle
just a minute; small quantity
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
two (long cylindrical things)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
spine; backbone; spinal column
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to throw on the fire; to burn
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
place; situation; position; location
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to breathe out; to exhale
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
underground; subterranean
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
mobilization; mobilisation
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
behind; in the rear; in back
thicket; coppice; brushwood
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat