to be helpful; to be useful
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
every year; yearly; annually
district; section; sector
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to apologize; to apologise
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
feeling; sense; impression
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
long ago; already; a long time ago
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
so; like this; in this way
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be able to manage somehow or another
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
estimate (of costs); budget
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
settlement; solution; resolution
serious; not joking; straight
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for