prospects of victory; chances of success
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
now; the present time; just now; another; more
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
people; citizens; subjects; folk
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to be found; to be discovered
how; in what way; how about
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last