to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
match; game; bout; contest
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
outbreak of war; starting a war
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
person concerned; interested party; related party
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
meaning; significance; sense
just because; even if; even though
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize