to apologize; to apologise
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shake; to sway; to waver
to talk to oneself; to mutter
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
covering; protection; backing; relief
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
outsider; someone outside of a group
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around