supporting role (actor); minor role
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
writing; composition; essay; sentence
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
public and private; official and personal; government and people
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
life or death; existence; destiny
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
button (clothing); push-button
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
distinguished war service; merit of war
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
great war; great battle; world war
hostility; antagonism; opposition
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
activation; invigoration; stimulation
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
promising without due consideration
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to look down (on); to condescend (to)