occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
don't you think?; indicates question
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to rock; to shake; to swing
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
boastful speech; bragging
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
almost every day; almost daily
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)