remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
group; party; team; squad; section
sharing; division; draw; tie
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
preface; introduction; preamble
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
choices; alternatives; options
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
election; selection; choice
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
number of persons; personnel
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be contrary to one's expectations
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to fight with swords; to cross swords
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony