to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; function; office; mission; task
foreign enemy; outside invader
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
handrail; railing; banister
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
person standing watch; guard duty
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
separate; scattered; apart