bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
prospects of victory; chances of success
how much; how many; however
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away