to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to work without sleep or rest
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in the background; not standing out
person of common sense; common sense man
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
question; inquiry; enquiry
general idea; concept; notion
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!