just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
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.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be smeared; to be covered
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to subsist; to keep on living
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
war situation; progress of a battle
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing