painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
story; tale; talk; discussion
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
declaration of war; proclamation of war
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
armed forces; military; troops
invisibly; secretly; privately
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
rational; reasonable; logical
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
stealthily; secretly; in secret
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
dog that is raised indoors
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
meditation; contemplation
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money