high and low; rise and fall
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
genuine article; real thing; real deal
war; fighting; fierce competition
how; in what way; how about
the other day; a few days ago
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
really; truly; indeed; good grief
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
number one; first; best; most; game; round
results; record; grades; marks
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
hard struggle; strenuous effort
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry