to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to put one's life on the line
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
body and soul; mind and body
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
chronological order; time series
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
civilian in military employ
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
how many people; a number of people
declaration; proclamation; announcement