internal organs; intestines; viscera
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
common name; popular name
same kind (race); homogeneousness
difference; disparity; gap
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
internal organ; viscera; gut
spine; backbone; spinal column
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
praise; glorification; extolment
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
safety; welfare; well-being
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
I have nothing to do with it
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
loser; defeated person; the defeated
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
state capital; provincial capital; county town
special selection; finest pick; top pick
trifling; little; few; slight
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")