miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to stare back at; to look back at
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
as (for); for; in the capacity of
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
patriarch; head of a family
shout of victory; cry of triumph
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk