war situation; progress of a battle
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
literally; to the letter; literal
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to thrust before; to thrust at
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
not necessarily so; is not always true
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to subsist; to keep on living
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over