burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
accurate; correct; precise; exact
but; however; provided that
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
never mind!; don't worry about it
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
some people; a few people; several people
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
what's what; heads or tails
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
how can (one) do something
wounded person; injured person
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots