to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dullard; indecisive person
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
encounter; engagement; battle
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
terrain; geographical features; topography
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
comfort; consolation; diversion