well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving of engraving
long military service; having experienced many battles
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
recovery; undoing; recall
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity