to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
like water; like it grows on trees
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to say; to be pleased to say
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
country; territory; domain; realm
honor; honour; credit; prestige
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
good humour (humor); good mood
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment