objection; dissent; protest
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
capacity; volume; capacitance
smallish; on the small side
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
acquaintance; close friend
soon; shortly; before long
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
more than anything; above all else
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
participation; joining; entry
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to shed light; to cast light
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
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
to shout (in anger); to yell
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
first-rate; finest quality; the best
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to dye; to colour; to color
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to leap back; to jump back
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy