circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
protracted war; war of attrition
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
already; now; no longer; not any more
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to be exhausted; to be worn out
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
no, not like that (but like this)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts