middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
the ways of the world; human nature
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to stop talking; to be silent
to triumph; to be elated with success
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to lure someone; to entice someone
to claim victims; to leave casualties
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
feeding (animals); provisioning
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
up in a tree; in the trees
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
nutritional value; food value
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
the whole day; all the day
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment