no matter how much time passes
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to need; to call for; to require
time; season; period; phase; stage
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
region; limits; stage; level
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to increase; to add to; to augment
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
twice; again; second time
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
royal castle; imperial castle
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
superiority; predominance
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
moment by moment; hour by hour
at once; immediately; right now
prospects of victory; chances of success
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with