tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
regret; repentance; remorse
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
feeling; sense; impression
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it's been a long time; long time no see
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to become clear; to be made public
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other