practice; practising; experience
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to fight to the bitter end
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
perception; sensing; noticing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
at least; at most; (even) just
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
command; control; commander
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
directions; instructions; orders; command
this for sure; certainly is
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
of late; lately; this part; this point; here