national traits or character; nationality
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
treatment (of a person); dealing with
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
commander; general; leader
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; sooner; preferably
serious condition; critical condition
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
you (plural); all of you; you all
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated