poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
true character; true heart; true spirit
from here; from this place
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to encamp; to take up positions
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
proposal; offer; request; application
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
a few seconds; several seconds
to push aside; to push one's way through
to be sooty; to be stained
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to need; to demand; to take; to require
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
attacker (esp. in volleyball)