look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
long military service; having experienced many battles
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
misrepresentation; false statement
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be embarrassed for a reply
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to fight to the bitter end
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown