special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
sit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)
simple and clear; plain and simple
protracted war; war of attrition
to move forward; to move on
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
real life; actual life; everyday life
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
patterns of thinking; train of thought
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
impassioned speech; fervent speech
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
boastful speech; bragging
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
battle formation; military formation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man