repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
blunder; slip; error; error
domestic affairs; internal administration
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
choices; alternatives; options
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
existence; possession; having; limited company
in this way; thus; such; uh...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to be able to manage somehow or another
the other day; some time ago; recently
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
by your leave; with your permission
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
how; in what way; how about; questionable
just because; even if; even though
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no