to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
soldier; combatant; warrior
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
last week; the week before
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
no, not like that (but like this)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
many; much; plenty; hardly
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
declaration; proclamation; announcement
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unpublished; not yet announced
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with