to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
likely loss; probable defeat
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
memories; recollections; reminiscence
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
weight stone (placed on pickles)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to prostrate oneself before
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 ...); (somebody's) side
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated