good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
field; plain; prairie; moor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
while alive; during one's lifetime
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
camping; campground; making camp
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
just because; even if; even though
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
determination; resolution
bygones; the past; past event
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
many people; a large number of people
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to be found; to be discovered
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
how many people; a number of people