half and half; fifty-fifty
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(find) common (meeting) ground
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
wounded person; injured person
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to tear off; to strip; to rob
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
objection; dissent; protest
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
voyage; passage; travelling
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
though; even if; whether ... or ...