enemy territory; hostile place
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
thousands; several thousand
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
singing in unison; chanting in unison
surface of the earth; ground surface
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
center of an explosion; centre of an explosion
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
melancholy; gloom; depression
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
largest ever; biggest; record
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
fluent (in a language); flowing
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health