rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unimpressive; unimpressed
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
literally; to the letter; literal
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to make a speech; to address
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
period of youth; while young
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes