to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
everywhere; all over; throughout
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
piece of meat; cut of meat
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
assistance; backing; reinforcements
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage