regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
battlefield; battleground
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to glare at each other; to confront each other
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
higher rank; better position
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated