innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
being too late; losing one's final chance
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
anything and everything; just about everything
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
aptitude; aptness; suitability
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue