you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to hold fast; to protect to the end
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
looking on; remaining a spectator
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to check; to stop; to keep back
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
nesting hole; burrow; den
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious