defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
is that so?; I see; right; oh
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
because of; owing to; due to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to chase; to run after; to pursue
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to continue to do; to persist in doing
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
calming down; quieting down
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled