practical question; practical problem; practical matter
death rate; mortality rate
society; the world; the times
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
murder; homicide; manslaughter
marine; (US) Marine Corps; the Marines; Marine
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
by today; before the day is over
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
as planned; according to plan
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
life and death; life or death
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear