(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
one-by-one; separately; in detail
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
true state; actual condition; reality
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
start of a romance; beginning of love
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold