to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to be torn off; to come off
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
new government; new administration
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
admiration; being impressed (by)
means; way; method; measure
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
American shorthair (cat breed)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)