inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
ability; performance; efficiency
difference; variation; difference
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
cannot be compared with; no match for
high efficiency; high performance
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
many; much; plenty; hardly
the place for; the time for; the level of
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
go that far; to that extent